mono·type /ˈmɑnəˌtaɪp/
 自動鑄字機,單型(vt.)用自動鑄字機拼


 Mon·o·type Mon·o·typ·ic a.  Biol. Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.

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 Mon·o·type
 1.  1. Biol. The only representative of its group, as a single species constituting a genus.
 2.  A print (but one impression can be taken) made by painting on metal and then transferring the painting to paper by pressure; also, the process of making such prints.
 3.  A kind of keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.

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 monotype
      n 1: (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single
           species or genus)
      2: a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets
         separate characters