LECTOTYPE


Meaning of LECTOTYPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlek-tə-ˌtīp ]

noun

Etymology: Greek lektos chosen (from legein to gather, choose) + English type — more at legend

Date: circa 1905

: a specimen chosen as the type of a species or subspecies if the author of the name fails to designate a type

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