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Noun: monotype  'mónu`tIp
  1. (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)
     
  2. A typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters

Derived forms: monotypes

See also: monotypic

Type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group, typesetting machine

Encyclopedia: Monotype