type species

noun Biology.

the species of a genus that is regarded as the best example of the generic characters of the genus; the species from which a genus was originally named.

Origin of type species

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby type species

type section, typeset, typesetter, typesetting, type-site, type species, type specimen, typestyle, type V acrocephalosyndactyly, type V familial hyperlipoproteinemia, type VII mucopolysaccharidosis

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Example sentences from the Web for type species

The type-species (D. giganteum) is calculated to have attained the length of 18 feet.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
To recognise the identity of phenomena which thus differ only in degree, we must assume a type-species.
Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic|William Stebbing
The type-species was originally found in N. America but has since been taken in several localities in continental Europe.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale

Scientific definitions for type species

type species

See holotype.

单词	type species
释义	type species noun Biology. the species of a genus that is regarded as the best example of the generic characters of the genus; the species from which a genus was originally named. Origin of type species First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby type species type section, typeset, typesetter, typesetting, type-site, type species, type specimen, typestyle, type V acrocephalosyndactyly, type V familial hyperlipoproteinemia, type VII mucopolysaccharidosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for type species The type-species (D. giganteum) is calculated to have attained the length of 18 feet. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various To recognise the identity of phenomena which thus differ only in degree, we must assume a type-species. Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic\|William Stebbing The type-species was originally found in N. America but has since been taken in several localities in continental Europe. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa\|Nelson Annandale Scientific definitions for type species type species See holotype. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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