ecotype

noun eco·type \ˈē-kə-ˌtīp, ˈe-\

Definition of ECOTYPE

: a population of a species that survives as a distinct group through environmental selection and isolation and that is comparable with a taxonomic subspecies

— eco·typ·ic \ˌē-kə-ˈti-pik, ˌe-kə-\ adjective

First Known Use of ECOTYPE

1922

Rhymes with ECOTYPE

allotype, ambrotype, archetype, calotype, collotype, corncob pipe, Dutchman's-pipe, ferrotype, genotype, guttersnipe, haplotype, holotype, Linotype, liripipe, logotype, monotype, neotype, overripe, prototype, serotype, stenotype, Teletype, tuning pipe

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