In biology and taxonomy, belonging to or representing two different types or characteristic forms of a species.
Combines the prefix 'bi-' (meaning 'two') with 'typic' (from Latin 'typicus,' relating to type). Used in scientific classification to describe organisms with two distinct forms.
Some insects are bitypic, meaning males and females look so different they could almost be separate species—like how male and female antlers on deer are totally different shapes!
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