Word: lectotype
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lec
to
type
Definition: 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: 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