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topotype

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top⋅o⋅type

  [top-uh-tahyp]
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–noun Biology.
a specimen from the locality at which the type was first collected.
Origin:
1890–95; topo- + -type

Related forms:
top⋅o⋅typ⋅ic  [top-uh-tip-ik] , top⋅o⋅typ⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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top·o·type   (tŏp'ə-tīp')   
n.   Biology
A specimen of an organism taken from the type locality of that species.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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