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paralectotype

paralectotype noun: any additional specimen from among a set of syntypes, after a lectotype has been designated from among them.

Noun

paralectotype (plural paralectotypes)

  1. Any additional specimen from among a set of syntypes, after a lectotype has been designated from among them.

Forms of paralectotype

pluralparalectotypes

Origin of paralectotype

From para- + lectotype.

Questions about paralectotype

What does paralectotype mean?
Paralectotype means any additional specimen from among a set of syntypes, after a lectotype has been designated from among them.
What part of speech is paralectotype?
Paralectotype is a noun.
What is the plural of paralectotype?
The plural of paralectotype is paralectotypes.

Words near paralectotype in the dictionary

  1. paralbumin
  2. paralbumins
  3. paraldehyde
  4. paraldehydes
  5. paralect
  6. paralectotype
  7. paralectotypes
  8. paralects
  9. paralegal
  10. paralegals
  11. paraleipses

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