HETEROTYPIC

Adjective

heterotypic (not comparable)

Of or involving a different type or types.

(genetics) Relating to the first nuclear division in meiosis.

(botany) literally "with a different type". In botanical nomenclature a heterotypic synonym (or taxonomic synonym) is a synonym that comes into being when a taxon is reduced in status ("reduced to synonymy") and becomes part of a different taxon. The zoological equivalent is "subjective synonym".

Synonyms

• taxonomic

Antonyms

• homotypic

Source: Wiktionary

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