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syntype

[ sin-tahyp ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a type specimen other than the holotype used in the description of a species.


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Other Words From

  • syn·typ·ic [sin-, tip, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of syntype1

First recorded in 1905–10; syn- + type

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