Taxonomic vs Paratype - What's the difference?
taxonomic | paratype |
Of, or relating to taxonomy.
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As an adjective taxonomic
is of, or relating to taxonomy.As a noun paratype is
a specimen of an organism that is used as the basis of a taxonomic description.taxonomic
English
Adjective
(-)- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
