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paratype
[ par-uh-tahyp ]
noun
- a specimen other than a type specimen that is used for the original description of a taxonomic group and specifically stated to be the one on which the original description of the taxon was based.
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- par·a·typ·ic [par-, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
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Example Sentences
A paratype has elytra fulvous of dilute ferruginous cast with black mottlings.
As may be seen from table 1, the alleged type of R. tumida and the alleged paratype of R. parvula indicate the opposite!
Paratype: is every specimen of the series from which the type was selected see type and cotype.
The type and paratype of Nerterogeomys from the Benson local fauna of Arizona have no indication of enamel reduction.
The paratype was calling at night from a low herb at the edge of a small stream in the cloud forest.
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