Word: allotypes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
llo
types
Definition: Plural of allotype. A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
Morphemes:
Affix: allo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: different, other
Affix: -type
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form words referring to groups of organisms characterized by the presence of a specific feature
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.