neotype

American  

[nee-uh-tahyp] / ˈni əˌtaɪp /

noun

Biology.

1. a specimen selected to replace a holotype that has been lost or destroyed.

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neotype British  

/ ˈniːəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. biology a specimen selected to replace a type specimen that has been lost or destroyed

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Etymology

Origin of neotype

First recorded in 1850–55; neo- + -type

Example Sentences

But designating a neotype "usually relies on other people being able to determine whether or not you can find a specimen of the same species from the same locality" as the holotype, said Seago.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2023

As did the neotype of V. douarrha, which reached the University of Turku’s natural-history collection without incident.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 9, 2017

It became the neotype to replace Taylor's lost specimen, and in 1997, Brown published a new description of the species.

From Nature • Sep. 12, 2013

In the absence of a type specimen and a justifiable type locality, I hereby designate as a neotype, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, No. 114668.

From A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei by Duellman, William E.