- neotype
- noun Date: 1905 a type specimen that is selected subsequent to the description of a species to replace a preexisting type that has been lost or destroyed
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
neotype
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neotype — a single specimen designated as the type specimen of a nominal species group taxon of which the holotype (or lectotype), and all the paratypes, or all syntypes are lost or destroyed or suppressed by the International Commission on Zoological… … Dictionary of ichthyology
neotype — n. [Gr. neos, new; typos, type] A single specimen selected as the type specimen from as near to the original locale as practicle in cases where the original types are known to be destroyed or are lost … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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neotype — neo·type … English syllables
neotype — ne•o•type [[t]ˈni əˌtaɪp[/t]] n. bio tax a specimen selected to replace a holotype that has been lost or destroyed • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
neotype — /ˈnioʊtaɪp/ (say neeohtuyp) noun Biology an example of a species selected to identify the species when the type specimen, or a species chosen as the type specimen, no longer exists. See type specimen. {neo + type (def. 4b) …
