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type species

type species noun: a species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.

Noun

type species (plural type species)

  1. A species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.
    • The type species [of genus Esox] is E. lucius, the northern pike. The species of this genus are known as the pike. (Wikipedia article on Esox)

Synonyms of type species

Forms of type species

pluraltype species

Questions about type species

What does type species mean?
Type species means a species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.
What part of speech is type species?
Type species is a noun.
What is the plural of type species?
The plural of type species is type species.

Words near type species in the dictionary

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  3. type shit
  4. type site
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  6. type species
  7. type specimen
  8. type specimens
  9. type system
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