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单词 lectotype
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lectotype

[ lek-tuh-tahyp ]
/ ˈlɛk təˌtaɪp /

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.

Origin of lectotype

First recorded in 1905–10; from Greek lek(tós) “chosen” + type; see origin at logos, lection

OTHER WORDS FROM lectotype

lec·to·typ·ic [lek-tuh-tip-ik], /ˌlɛk təˈtɪp ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby lectotype

lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector, lectotype, lecture, lecturer, lectureship, Lecuona, lecythus
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Example sentences from the Web for lectotype

  • Stejneger's reference to MCZ 1910 as the type is considered unintentional and an inadequate designation of a lectotype.

    North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae)|Robert G. Webb
  • Lectotype: a co-type chosen, subsequently to the original description, to take the place which in other cases a holotype occupies.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
  • I incline to the view that a specimen so designated would at most be only a lectotype, unless it were a cotype.

    American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall
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