monotype

n.

1. Biology. The sole member of its group, such as a single species that constitutes a genus.
2. A unique print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked surface.

monotypic mon'o·typ'ic (-tĭp'ĭk) adj.

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Said of a genus with only one species.

Common misspelling(s) of monotypic

• montypic

Dansk (Danish)
n. - monotype

Nederlands (Dutch)
monotypie, monotype (machine)

Français (French)
n. - (Art) monotype

Deutsch (German)
n. - Monotype (Setzmaschine für Einzelbuchstaben), Monotypie (Abdruck)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (τυπογρ.) μονοτυπία, μονοτυπική μηχανή

Italiano (Italian)
monotipo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - monotipo (m), marca registrada (f)

Русский (Russian)
монотип

Español (Spanish)
n. - monotipia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - monotypemaskin, monotype, monotypi

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
自动铸字机, 单型

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自動鑄字機, 單型

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 단형

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - モノタイプ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سابكه طبع, منضدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסדרת אותיות, מונוטייפ, טביעת אותיות על נייר‬

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