cotype

American

[koh-tahyp] / ˈkoʊ taɪp /

noun

a syntype.

cotype British

/ ˈkəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cotype

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.

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We present a photograph made from Léveillé's cotype.

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

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

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