type species
noun Biology.
the species of a genus that is regarded as the best example of the generic characters of the genus; the species from which a genus was originally named.
Words nearby type species
Origin of type species
First recorded in 1830–40
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Examples from the Web for type species
The type-species (D. giganteum) is calculated to have attained the length of 18 feet.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|VariousTo recognise the identity of phenomena which thus differ only in degree, we must assume a type-species.
Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic|William StebbingThe type-species was originally found in N. America but has since been taken in several localities in continental Europe.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale
Science definitions for type species
type species
See holotype.
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