Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecotype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
eco-type
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From eco- + type, coined by Swedish botanist Göte Turesson in 1922 and modeled on the earlier ecospecies.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ecotypes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ecotypic subecotype

Synonyms

ecospecies

Questions

What does ecotype mean?
A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.
Where does ecotype come from?
From eco- + type, coined by Swedish botanist Göte Turesson in 1922 and modeled on the earlier ecospecies.

How to pronounce ecotype

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