Word: genotype
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gen
o
type
Definition: The type species of a genus; generitype.
Morphemes:
Affix: genus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: genus
Language: la
Decoded: genus
Meaning: birth, origin, a race, sort, kind
Affix: type
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τύπος
Language: grc
Decoded: tupos
Meaning: mark, impression, type