Added 10 October 2026
phenotype
/ˈfiː.nə(ʊ)ˌtaɪp/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about phenotype at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- What an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment.
Origin
From pheno- + -type, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, to show, to appear”) + τύπος (túpos, “mark, type”).
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