Word: isolectotype
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
so
lec
to
type
Definition: A duplicate specimen of a lectotype. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: iso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forms terms relating to isomorphisms; similarity or identity of form or shape or structure
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἴσος
Language: grc
Decoded: isos
Meaning: equal
Affix: lectotype
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λέγειν
Language: grc
Decoded: legein
Meaning: to choose
Affix: τύπος
Language: grc
Decoded: tupos
Meaning: blow, impression