Reference meaning
polytypic
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having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies
Other meanings
2. adjective
of a habitat, not dominated by a single species
3. adjective
of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension
4. adjective
of a cell sample, containing several cell types
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