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hypotype

hypotype noun: a specimen, whose details have been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species.

Noun

hypotype (plural hypotypes)

  1. A specimen, whose details have been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species.

Forms of hypotype

pluralhypotypes

Origin of hypotype

From hypo- + type.

Questions about hypotype

What does hypotype mean?
Hypotype means a specimen, whose details have been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species.
What part of speech is hypotype?
Hypotype is a noun.
What is the plural of hypotype?
The plural of hypotype is hypotypes.

Words near hypotype in the dictionary

  1. hypotropias
  2. hypotropic
  3. hypotympana
  4. hypotympanic
  5. hypotympanum
  6. hypotype
  7. hypotypes
  8. hypotyposes
  9. hypotyposis
  10. hypotyrosinemia
  11. hypoubiquitination

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