ecophenotypen.
/ˌiːkəʊˈfiːnə(ʊ)tʌɪp/, /ˌɛkəʊˈfiːnə(ʊ)tʌɪp/, U.S. /ˌɛkoʊˈfinəˌtaɪp/, /ˌikoʊˈfinəˌtaɪp/ Ecology.
A phenotype attributable to non-genetic adaptation to the environment in which the genotype is expressed. Cf. ecophene n., ecotype n.
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1947 Evolution 1 167/1 In neontology, the ecophenotype would be considered a variety, the ecologic race would be a subspecies.
1976 P. H. Greenwood in S. Zuckerman et al. Zool. Soc. of London 89 Murie..suggests that these were merely what would now be called ecophenotypes.
2002 Ecol. Applic. 12 169/2 This loss [of diversity] was rarely discerned because the prevailing perspective was that distinct forms were merely ecophenotypes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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