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sten·o·typ·y

(stĕn′ə-tī′pē)
n. pl. sten·o·typ·ies
The art or process of transcribing with a stenotype machine.
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stenotypy

(ˈstɛnəˌtaɪpɪ)
n
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a form of shorthand in which alphabetic combinations are used to represent groups of sounds or short common words
[C19: from steno- + type + -y3, on the model of stenography]
stenotypic adj
ˈstenoˌtypist n
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sten•o•typ•y

(ˈstɛn əˌtaɪ pi)

n.
shorthand in which symbols are used to produce shortened forms of words or phrases.
[1890–95; steno (graphy) + -type + -y 3]
sten`o•typ′ic (-ˈtɪp ɪk) adj.
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stenotypy

a phonographic shorthand in which alphabetic letters, produced by hand or a special machine, are used to represent words and phrases. — stenotypist, n.stenotypic, adj.
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The niche-breadth hypothesis predicts that species with the ability to use a broad range of spatial resources (microhabitats) should be less affected by fragmentation of native habitats than a more stenotypic species (Swihart et al., 2003).
Stenotypic niche requirements and endemism are suggested as primary contributors to the high proportion of imperiled darters (Etnier and Starnes, 1991).
In monitoring or habitat evaluation using spiders as bio-indicators, the absence of species typical for a habitat (stenotypic species) is often indicative of low habitat quality, including vegetation structure (Bonte & Maelfait 2001).
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