单词 | nominate species |
释义 | nominate species/ˈnɒmɪnət ˈspiːʃɪz/ /ˈnɒmɪnət ˈspiːʃiːz/ /ˈnɒmɪnət ˈspiːsɪz/noun 1 Zoology. A species with which a particular available name is associated; a nominal species; especially the species associated with a particular specific name, as distinct from a species or subspecies subsequently distinguished from it. 2 Geology and Palaeontology. A fossil species which gives its name to a stratigraphic zone of which it is characteristic. Origin1950s; earliest use found in Quarterly Review of Biology. From nominate + species. |
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