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tectotype

tectotype noun: a type specimen explicitly designated to show microscopic structure.

Noun

tectotype (plural tectotypes)

  1. (rare) A type specimen explicitly designated to show microscopic structure.
  2. (rare) A type section of a tectonic zone.

Forms of tectotype

pluraltectotypes

Origin of tectotype

From tecto- + type, coined independently in different fields. The earliest attested sense is the taxonomic one, coined by Frederick Chapman in 1912.

Questions about tectotype

What does tectotype mean?
Tectotype means a type specimen explicitly designated to show microscopic structure.
What part of speech is tectotype?
Tectotype is a noun.
What is the plural of tectotype?
The plural of tectotype is tectotypes.

Words near tectotype in the dictionary

  1. tectospheres
  2. tectospheric
  3. tectospinal
  4. tectotectal
  5. tectothalamic
  6. tectotype
  7. tectotypes
  8. tectovolcanic
  9. tectrices
  10. tectricial
  11. tectrix

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