type specimen
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noun Biology.
an individual organism from which the description of a species has been prepared.
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Origin of type specimen
First recorded in 1890–95
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Examples from the Web for type specimen
Historical Examples of type specimen
The type-specimen of this species exists in the collection of the British Museum.
New Zealand Moths and ButterfliesG. V. Hudson
The type-specimen figured by Lambert does not show the longest cone and leaf of this species.
The Genus PinusGeorge Russell Shaw
The type-specimen of Ziphius semijunctus (Cope), as already mentioned, is a young female.
The Beaked Whales of the Family ZiphidaeFrederick True
type specimen
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