: a population of a species that survives as a distinct group through environmental selection and isolation and that is comparable with a taxonomic subspecies
Recent Examples on the WebSagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020 The whale is a male and a member of the transient orca ecotype. The Seattle Times, oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2020 Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020 Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020 Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020 Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020 Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020 Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020 See More