Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun monotype
2 senses of monotype
Sense 1
monotype -- ((biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus))
=> taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon -- (animal or plant group having natural relations)
Sense 2
monotype -- (a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters)
=> typesetting machine -- (a printer that sets textual material in type)