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syntype

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a species (or lower-order taxon), where no specimen has been designated as holotype.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

Examples

  • 1999, Raina L. Takumi, A Systematic Review of the Ectemnius (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) of Hawaii, University of California Publications in Entomology, Volume 118, University of California Press, page 49, Of the specimens examined, 38 (20♂, 18♀) were collected by Perkins prior to 1899 and are possible syntypes.

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History

Etymology

From syn- + -type.