noun
Meaning 1
For a species or lower-order taxon, a type (specimen or illustration) that determines the application of the species name; for a genus, the type species; for a family, the type genus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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