monotypic
adjective
mono·typ·ic
ˌmä-nə-ˈti-pik 
: including a single representative
—used especially of a genus with only one species
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monotypic
adjective
mono·typ·ic
ˌmän-ə-ˈtip-ik
: including a single representative
—used especially of a genus with only one species
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