type species

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Pronunciation

/taɪp 'spi ʃiz/

Part of Speech

noun

Definition

One of the species, or the sole species included in the description of a newly proposed, validly published genus. The nomenclatural type of a given genus.

Etymology

Greek, from týpos & Latin, from speciēs

type species
Accepted term: 22-Feb-2016