lectotype

[ lek-tuh-tahyp ]

nounBiology.

a specimen designated as the type of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated by the original author of the name.

Origin of lectotype

¹

First recorded in 1905–10; from Greek lek(tós) “chosen” + type; see origin at logos, lection

Other words from lectotype

lec·to·typ·ic [lek-tuh-tip-ik], /ˌlɛk təˈtɪp ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby lectotype

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How to use lectotype in a sentence

Stejneger's reference to MCZ 1910 as the type is considered unintentional and an inadequate designation of a lectotype.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. Webb
lectotype: a co-type chosen, subsequently to the original description, to take the place which in other cases a holotype occupies.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
I incline to the view that a specimen so designated would at most be only a lectotype, unless it were a cotype.
American Weasels | E. Raymond Hall

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