POLYTOPISM


Meaning of POLYTOPISM in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtōˌpizəm, pəˈlid.əˌp- noun

( -s )

Etymology: poly- + top- + -ism

: independent origin of a systematic group at more than one place presumably by identical change in scattered individuals of its precursor — compare monotopism

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