"paratype" meaning in English

See paratype in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: paratypes [plural]
Etymology: para- + type Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|type}} para- + type Head templates: {{en-noun}} paratype (plural paratypes)
  1. (taxonomy) A physical specimen (or an illustration) that is not the holotype but is considered the same taxon by the author of the holotype. Wikipedia link: paratype Categories (topical): Taxonomy Related terms: paratypic, paratyping, holotype
    Sense id: en-paratype-en-noun-fZeG0cM3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para- Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

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