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monotopism

noun
monoto·​pism | \ ˈmönəˌtōˌpizəm, ˈmōnəˌ-, məˈnätəˌp-\
plural -s

Definition of monotopism

: origin of a systematic group only once (as by mutation) or at a single location — compare polytopism

History and Etymology for monotopism

mon- + top- + -ism

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