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syntype

syntype noun: any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a species (or lower-order taxon), where no specimen has been designated as holotype.

Noun

syntype (plural syntypes)

  1. Any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a species (or lower-order taxon), where no specimen has been designated as holotype.
    • Noting two syntypes of hoplomystax with 1 instead of 2 midventral scales posterior to the origin of the pelvics, and the unusual color of S. abbotti, Dr. Bohlke kindly sent these fishes on loan.1965 September, John E. Randall, “A Redescription of Sparisoma Atomarium (Poey), a Valid West Indian Parrotfish”, in Notulae Naturae, Academy of Natural Sciences, page 7
    • Of the specimens examined, 38 (20♂, 18♀) were collected by Perkins prior to 1899 and are possible syntypes.1999, Raina L. Takumi, A Systematic Review of the Ectemnius (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) of Hawaii, University of California Publications in Entomology, Volume 118, University of California Press, page 49

Forms of syntype

pluralsyntypes

Origin of syntype

From syn- + -type.

Questions about syntype

What does syntype mean?
Syntype means any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a species (or lower-order taxon), where no specimen has been designated as holotype.
What part of speech is syntype?
Syntype is a noun.
What is the plural of syntype?
The plural of syntype is syntypes.

Words near syntype in the dictionary

  1. syntrophy
  2. syntropic
  3. syntropical
  4. syntropy
  5. Syntyche
  6. syntype
  7. syntypes
  8. syntypic
  9. synuclein
  10. synucleinopathies
  11. synucleinopathy

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