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topotype

[ top-uh-tahyp ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a specimen from the locality at which the type was first collected.


topotype

/ ˈtɒpəˌtaɪp /

noun

  1. a specimen plant or animal taken from an area regarded as the typical habitat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • top·o·typ·ic [top-, uh, -, tip, -ik], topo·typi·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of topotype1

First recorded in 1890–95; topo- + -type
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Example Sentences

Idiotype: a specimen named by the author after comparison with the type, but not also a topotype.

Metatype: is a specimen named by the author after comparison with the type; according to some, it should be also a topotype.

Topotype: is a specimen collected in the exact locality whence the original type was obtained.

Measurements in parentheses are those of an adult male topotype of Sciurus tenuis.

Geographically, this specimen probably is more nearly a topotype than any other examined.

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