type specimen

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: type species, type specimens

Antonyms: type species, type specimens

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|taxonomy}} A [[specimen]] whose characteristics are used to describe and name a [[species]]

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.