PARATYPE


Meaning of PARATYPE in English

ˈparə+ˌ- noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary para- (I) + type

1. : a specimen of a type series other than the holotype — usually used in zootaxy; compare isotype 1b(1)

2. : the environmental component of a phenotype — compare genotype 2

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.