lectotype.
A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.
Meaning & usage
A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek λέκτος (léktos, “chosen”), from λέγειν (légein, “to choose”) + τύπος (túpos, “blow, impression”).
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