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lectotype
 
SYLLABICATION:lec·to·type
PRONUNCIATION:  lkt-tp
NOUN: The specimen or illustration selected as the type of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a type.
ETYMOLOGY:From Greek lektos, chosen (from legein, to choose; see leg- in Appendix I) + type.
OTHER FORMS:lecto·typic (-tpk) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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