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noun
A species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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noun
(biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: species
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