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primary type

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noun

Biology.
  1. a specimen used in the original description or illustration of a species.


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Glucose is the primary type of sugar found in human blood, making it a key source of energy for cells.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

An estimated 5 to 10 percent of the population has Raynaud’s, the vast majority the primary type, according to the Raynaud’s Association.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2022

Mental health counseling is the primary type of care offered to transgender children before puberty.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

Neurons are the primary type of cell that most anyone associates with the nervous system.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

They follow in fact upon a more primary type of living, acting form, a type to which the "pathetic fallacy" or any other manner of psychologizing may not apply.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Boyd H. Bode

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