type species

English

Noun

type species (plural type species)

(taxonomy) A species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.
- The type species [of genus Esox] is E. lucius, the northern pike. The species of this genus are known as the pike. (Wikipedia article on Esox)

Synonyms

generitype, generic type, genotype (obsolete)

Translations

Translations

Dutch: typesoort f
Finnish: nimilaji

Hungarian: típusfaj (hu)

Coordinate terms

type genus

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