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Specimen vs Neotype - What's the difference?

specimen | neotype |

As nouns the difference between specimen and neotype

is that specimen is an individual instance that represents a class; an example while neotype is a new specimen used to replace a lost holotype.

specimen

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
    • early specimens of the art of Picasso
  • A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
  • An eligible man.
    • Examples:

    Related terms

    * species

    neotype

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology, mineralogy) A new specimen used to replace a lost holotype