| the species of a genus that is regarded as the best example of the generic characters of the genus, from which a genus was originally named |
| a theory that evolution of a species is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species, not due to natural selection |
| monomial (mŏ-nō'mē-əl) Pronunciation Key
An algebraic expression consisting of a single term, especially one of the form axn, where a is a number and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0. |