polytypic

(adjective)

adjective

1. (taxonomy) having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies

2. (conservation biology) of a habitat, not dominated by a single species

3. (material science) of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension

4. (microbiology) of a cell sample, containing several cell types

5. (immunology) of an antibody response, involving several antibodies

6. exhibiting polytypism