Polytypic Definition
pŏlē-tĭpĭk
adjective
Having or involving several different types, forms, or variations.
Webster's New World
Of or pertaining to a category having two or more immediate subdivisions.
Webster's New World
(conservation biology) Of a habitat, not dominated by a single species.
Wiktionary
(material science) Of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension.
Wiktionary
Exhibiting polytypism.
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Origin of Polytypic
poly– typ(e) –ic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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