paratype

paratype noun: a physical specimen (or an illustration) that is not the holotype but is considered the same taxon by the author of the holotype.

Noun

paratype (plural paratypes)

A physical specimen (or an illustration) that is not the holotype but is considered the same taxon by the author of the holotype.
- The paratype of this species proves to have an ovipositor very different from that of the holotype (see dissimilis, new species).1942, Alan Stone, “The Fruitflies of the Genus Anastrepha”, in Miscellaneous Publication, US Department of Agriculture, 439, page 44
- An adult female paratype will be sent to the Transvaal Museum (at Dr. Kohls' request) and a similar one to the United States National Museum. The remainder are in the collection of this Academy. All were taken with the type and allotype.1965, James A. G. Rehn, A New Genus of Symbiotic Cockroach from Southwest Africa (Orthoptera; Blattaria; Oxyhaloinae), Notulae Naturae, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, page 6

paratype meaning in Tamil

paratype in Tamil

துணைமூல உலர்த்தாவர மாதிரி வகை

Forms of paratype

plural	paratypes

Origin of paratype

From para- + type.

Questions about paratype

What does paratype mean?: Paratype means a physical specimen (or an illustration) that is not the holotype but is considered the same taxon by the author of the holotype.
What is paratype in Tamil?: Paratype in Tamil is துணைமூல உலர்த்தாவர மாதிரி வகை. See Paratype meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paratype?: Paratype is a noun.
What is the plural of paratype?: The plural of paratype is paratypes.

Words near paratype in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: paratype (page history and authors); paratype (Tamil Wiktionary) (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.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

Cite this entry: “paratype.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/paratype. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.