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ecotype

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ecospecies

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ecotip — organism adapted to an environment
  • Catalan: ecotipus — organism adapted to an environment
  • Danish: økotype — organism adapted to an environment
  • French: écotype — organism adapted to an environment
  • German: Ökotyp — organism adapted to an environment
  • Icelandic: staðbrigði — organism adapted to an environment
  • Italian: ecotipo — organism adapted to an environment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: økotype — organism adapted to an environment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: økotype — organism adapted to an environment
  • Portuguese: ecótipo — organism adapted to an environment
  • Spanish: ecotipo — organism adapted to an environment