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Terms vs Lectotype - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and lectotype

is that terms is while lectotype is (biology) a biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.

terms

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Noun

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    lectotype

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.
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  • Derived terms

    * lectotypic * paralectotype

    See also

    * hapantotype