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iconotype

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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An illustration of a biological specimen that serves as a holotype or lectotype (type specimen and it becomes the type illustration). It is not an illustration of a holotype or lectotype. In the 18th and early 19th century, iconotypes were designated as type specimens when preserved specimens were not available. In the 21st century, iconotypes are being used where a live animal is recorded and then released.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

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From Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “figure, icon”) + τύπος (túpos, “blow, impression”).

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  • Latin: iconotypus — illustration of a biological specimen that serves as the type