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homoeotype

homoeotype is the alternative form of homeotype.

Meaning of homeotype

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 homoeotype

pluralhomoeotypes

Questions about homoeotype

What is homoeotype the alternative form of?
Homoeotype is the alternative form of homeotype.

Words near homoeotype in the dictionary

  1. homoeothermal
  2. homoeothermic
  3. homoeothermous
  4. homoeotherms
  5. homoeotic
  6. homoeotype
  7. homoeotypes
  8. homoepitaxial
  9. homoepitaxially
  10. homoepitaxies
  11. homoepitaxy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homoeotype (page history and authors); homeotype (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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