cotype

[koh-tahyp]

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noun

cotype

/ ˈkəʊˌtaɪp /

biology an additional type specimen from the same brood as the original type specimen

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Origin of cotype¹

First recorded in 1890–95; co- + type

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Paratype: is every specimen of the series from which the type was selected see type and cotype.

We present a photograph made from Léveillé's cotype.

The type specimen is deposited in the writer's herbarium, and a cotype may be found in the State Herbarium.

The type specimen is deposited in the writer's herbarium, and a cotype may be seen in the State Herbarium.

The type specimen is deposited in the writer's herbarium, and a cotype may be seen in the State Herbarium.

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