Definition of polytypic:
(adj) :
(taxonomy) having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies
(adj) :
(conservation biology) of a habitat, not dominated by a single species
(adj) :
(immunology) of an antibody response, involving several antibodies
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(microbiology) of a cell sample, containing several cell types
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(material science) of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension
(adj) :
exhibiting polytypism