"name-bearing type" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: name-bearing types [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} name-bearing type (plural name-bearing types)
  1. (taxonomy, of a taxon) For a species or lower-order taxon, a type (specimen or illustration) that determines the application of the species name; for a genus, the type species; for a family, the type genus. Wikipedia link: name-bearing type Categories (topical): Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-name-bearing_type-en-noun-xqUkv0c0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

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