Polytypic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having several variant forms, especially subspecies or varieties.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies
  • adj. exhibiting polytypism
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as polytypical.
  • Word Usage
    "So right now things are undecided, and Chelydra may or may not turn out to be polytypic."
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