monotypic
/ˌmɑnəˈtɪpɪk/
adjective
- Having only one type or form; consisting of a single representative.
- The monotypic genus contains only one species of bird.
- In a monotypic family, all members share the same basic structure.
- The artist's monotypic style never varied across his career.
- In biology, referring to a taxonomic group (such as a genus or family) that contains only one species.
- Botanists reclassified the plant as monotypic after discovering no close relatives.
- The monotypic family includes just one species of fish found in the Amazon.
- This monotypic genus of frogs is found only on a single island.