distinctive

adj 1: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing;

"Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"-

Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!" [syn: {typical}]

2: possible to classify [syn: {classifiable}]

3: serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the

distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage";

"distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe

any identifying marks or distinguishing features" [syn: {distinguishing},

{identifying(a)}]