name-bearing type
name-bearing type noun: for a species or lower-order taxon, a type (specimen or illustration) that determines the application of the species name; for a genus, the type species; for a family, the type genus.
Noun
name-bearing type (plural name-bearing types)
- For a species or lower-order taxon, a type (specimen or illustration) that determines the application of the species name; for a genus, the type species; for a family, the type genus.
- A nominal species and its nominotypical subspecies have the same name-bearing type [Arts. 47a, 61b].1995, International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: Draft, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, page 72
- Lectotype designation is justified under article 74.1.1 of the ICZN (1999) in order to fix the status of this specimen as the sole name-bearing type of this species.2000, Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, page 27
Forms of name-bearing type
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Questions about name-bearing type
- What does name-bearing type mean?
- Name-bearing type means for a species or lower-order taxon, a type (specimen or illustration) that determines the application of the species name; for a genus, the type species; for a family, the type genus.
- What part of speech is name-bearing type?
- Name-bearing type is a noun.
- What is the plural of name-bearing type?
- The plural of name-bearing type is name-bearing types.
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