💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ideotype"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| topotypenoun | (geology) type locality |
| hypotypenoun | (taxonomy) A specimen, whose details have been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species. |
| homeotypenoun | (biology) A specimen identified as belonging to a certain taxon by an authority who compared it directly with a primary type specimen (usually the holotype). |
| paratypenoun | (taxonomy) A physical specimen (or an illustration) that is not the holotype but is considered the same taxon by the author of the holotype. |
| isotypenoun | (immunology) A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins |
| lectotypenoun | (taxonomy) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype. |
| neotypenoun | (taxonomy) A new specimen of a previously described species which, in order to maintain nomenclatural stability or solve doubtful or confusing identities, is designated to serve as the type specimen, possibly replacing a previous holotype or neotype |
| syntypenoun | (taxonomy) 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. |
| homoeotypenoun | Alternative form of homeotype. [(biology) A specimen identified as belonging to a certain taxon by an authority who compared it directly with a primary type specimen (usually the holotype).] |
| epitypenoun | (taxonomy) An additional, clarifying type (specimen or illustration) of a species or lower-order taxon, provided when the holotype and paratypes from the original classification are demonstrably ambiguous or insufficient. |
| paratopotypenoun | (biology) A paratype found in the same locality as the holotype |
| iconotypenoun | (taxonomy) An illustration of a biological specimen that serves as a holotype or lectotype (type specimen and it becomes the type illustration). It is not an illustration of a holotype or lectotype. In the 18th and early 19th century, iconotypes were designated as type specimens when preserved specimens were not available. In the 21st century, iconotypes are being used where a live animal is recorded and then released. |
| type specimennoun | (taxonomy) A specimen whose characteristics are used to describe and name a species |
| type localitynoun | (taxonomy) The location where a nomenclatural or name-bearing type was collected. |
| holotypenoun | (taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference. |
| isoneotypenoun | (taxonomy) A duplicate specimen of a neotype. |
| allotypenoun | (immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual. |
| metatypenoun | (programming) The type of a type. |
| isolectotypenoun | (taxonomy) A duplicate specimen of a lectotype. |
| typenoun | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
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