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iconotype

iconotype noun: an illustration of a biological specimen that serves as a holotype or lectotype (type specimen and it becomes the type illustration). It is not an illustration of a holotype or lectotype. In the 18th and early 19th century, iconotypes were designated as type specimens when preserved specimens were not available. In the 21st century, iconotypes are being used where a live animal is recorded and then released.

Noun

iconotype (plural iconotypes)

  1. An illustration of a biological specimen that serves as a holotype or lectotype (type specimen and it becomes the type illustration). It is not an illustration of a holotype or lectotype. In the 18th and early 19th century, iconotypes were designated as type specimens when preserved specimens were not available. In the 21st century, iconotypes are being used where a live animal is recorded and then released.

Forms of iconotype

pluraliconotypes

Origin of iconotype

From Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “figure, icon”) + τύπος (túpos, “blow, impression”).

Questions about iconotype

What does iconotype mean?
Iconotype means an illustration of a biological specimen that serves as a holotype or lectotype (type specimen and it becomes the type illustration). It is not an illustration of a holotype or lectotype. In the 18th and early 19th century, iconotypes were designated as type specimens when preserved specimens were not available. In the 21st century, iconotypes are being used where a live animal is recorded and then released.
What part of speech is iconotype?
Iconotype is a noun.
What is the plural of iconotype?
The plural of iconotype is iconotypes.

Words near iconotype in the dictionary

  1. iconotextually
  2. iconotheca
  3. iconothecas
  4. iconotropic
  5. iconotropy
  6. iconotype
  7. iconotypes
  8. icons
  9. iconstasis
  10. ICOP
  11. ICOs

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