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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A biological specimen that is of the same species or subspecies as a type specimen and has been collected from the same location.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the nomenclature of types in natural history, a specimen of a named species from the locality of the original or holotype.
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- noun geology
type locality - noun taxonomy A
specimen from the type locality.
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Examples
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Metatype: is a specimen named by the author after comparison with the type; according to some, it should be also a topotype.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Idiotype: a specimen named by the author after comparison with the type, but not also a topotype.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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