Word: allotypic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
llo
ty
pic
Definition: Of, due to, or pertaining to an 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: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to