cotype

[ koh-tahyp ]

noun
  1. a syntype.

Origin of cotype

1
First recorded in 1890–95; co- + type

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British Dictionary definitions for cotype

cotype

/ (ˈkəʊˌtaɪp) /


noun
  1. biology an additional type specimen from the same brood as the original type specimen

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