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homeotype

homeotype noun: a specimen identified as belonging to a certain taxon by an authority who compared it directly with a primary type specimen (usually the holotype).

Noun

homeotype (plural homeotypes)

  1. A specimen identified as belonging to a certain taxon by an authority who compared it directly with a primary type specimen (usually the holotype).

Forms of homeotype

pluralhomeotypes

Questions about homeotype

What does homeotype mean?
Homeotype means a specimen identified as belonging to a certain taxon by an authority who compared it directly with a primary type specimen (usually the holotype).
What part of speech is homeotype?
Homeotype is a noun.
What is the plural of homeotype?
The plural of homeotype is homeotypes.

Words near homeotype in the dictionary

  1. homeotransplantations
  2. homeotransplants
  3. homeotrophic
  4. homeotropic
  5. homeotropically
  6. homeotype
  7. homeotypes
  8. homeotypic
  9. homeotypical
  10. homeovestism
  11. homeovestite

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