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In zoology, polytypic refers to a taxonomic group with more than one subgroup at the next lower taxonomic level.

[edit] See also

• Linnaean taxonomy
• monotypic
• race for a more detailed definition of polytypic in the context of a species, and its relevance regarding the species Homo sapiens

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