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lectotype
[ lek-tuh-tahyp ]
noun
Biology.
- a specimen designated as the type of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated by the original author of the name.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô±ð³¦Â·³Ù´Ç·³Ù²â±è·¾±³¦ [lek-t, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lectotype1
First recorded in 1905–10; from Greek ±ô±ð°ì(³Ùó²õ) “chosen†+ type ( def ); logos ( def ), lection ( def )
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Example Sentences
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Lectotype: a co-type chosen, subsequently to the original description, to take the place which in other cases a holotype occupies.
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