paratype

[ par-uh-tahyp ]

nounBiology.

a specimen other than a type specimen that is used for the original description of a taxonomic group and specifically stated to be the one on which the original description of the taxon was based.

Other words from paratype

A paratype has elytra fulvous of dilute ferruginous cast with black mottlings.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11. No. 1. | Various
As may be seen from table 1, the alleged type of R. tumida and the alleged paratype of R. parvula indicate the opposite!
Taxonomic Notes on Mexican Bats of the Genus Rhogeessa | E. Raymond Hall
paratype: is every specimen of the series from which the type was selected see type and cotype.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
The type and paratype of Nerterogeomys from the Benson local fauna of Arizona have no indication of enamel reduction.
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae | Robert J. Russell
The paratype was calling at night from a low herb at the edge of a small stream in the cloud forest.
Descriptions of Two Species of Frogs, Genus Ptychohyla | William E. Duellman

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