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Definition of Lectotype
1. Noun. (biology) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lectotype
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Medical Definition of Lectotype
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lectotype
Literary usage of Lectotype
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"Л specimen of the original series, when there is no holotype. Paratype [PT].
A specimen of the original series, when there is a holotype. lectotype [LT]. ..."
2. Bulletins of American Paleontology by Cornell University, Paleontological Research Institution (1895)
"Height, 17.8 mm.; greatest diameter, 30 mm. (lectotype, X. recluso). lectotype.-—(X.
recluso} No. 13195, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa. ..."
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