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syntype

American

[sin-tahyp] / ˈsɪnˌtaɪp /

noun

Biology.

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

Other Word Forms

syntypic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of syntype

First recorded in 1905–10; syn- + type

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