TYPE SPECIMEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does type specimen mean? • TYPE SPECIMEN (noun)
The noun TYPE SPECIMEN has 1 sense:
1. the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
Familiarity information: TYPE SPECIMEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TYPE SPECIMEN (noun)
Meaning:
The original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
holotype; type specimen
Hypernyms ("type specimen" is a kind of...):
example; model (a representative form or pattern)
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