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Medical Definition of Nomenclatural type
1. The constituent element of a taxon to which the name of the taxon is permanently attached; the type of a species is preferably a strain (in special cases it may be a description, a preserved specimen or preparation, or an illustration); the type of a genus is a species; and the type of an order, family, or tribe is the genus on whose name the name of the higher taxon is based. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nomenclatural Type
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