"type locality" meaning in English

See type locality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: type localities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} type locality (plural type localities)
  1. (geology) The location, usually where the first specimen was discovered, considered most representative of a mineral, formation etc. Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: topotypical
    Sense id: en-type_locality-en-noun--Ux2iU-p Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (taxonomy) The location where a nomenclatural or name-bearing type was collected. Categories (topical): Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-type_locality-en-noun-OgiBttKu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for type locality meaning in English (1.8kB)

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