- type specimen
- noun Date: 1852 a specimen or individual designated as type of a species or lesser group and serving as the final criterion of the characteristics of that group
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type specimen — n. TYPE (n. 9a) … English World dictionary
type specimen — type′ spec imen n. bio an individual organism from which the description of a species has been prepared • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
type-specimen — the single specimen (holotype, lectotype, or neotype) that is the type of a taxon in the species group. May also be used for any specimen of the type series … Dictionary of ichthyology
type specimen — noun Botany & Zoology the specimen, or each of a set of specimens, on which the description and name of a new species is based. See also holotype, syntype … English new terms dictionary
type specimen — /ˈtaɪp spɛsəmən/ (say tuyp spesuhmuhn) noun Biology the original specimen from which the description of a new species is derived; holotype …
type specimen — noun the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made • Syn: ↑holotype • Hypernyms: ↑model, ↑example … Useful english dictionary
type specimen — Biol. an individual organism from which the description of a species has been prepared. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
Type specimen — Образец шрифта … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
Type specification [type specimen] book — Книга с образцами шрифтов, каталог шрифтов … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
Type (biology) — Type specimen for Cimbrophlebia brooksi, a fossil scorpion fly. By convention, the red label denotes a type specimen. In biology, a type is one particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific… … Wikipedia
