Paratype
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A physical specimen (or an illustration) that is not the holotype but is considered the same taxon by the author of the holotype.
"The paratype of this species proves to have an ovipositor very different from that of the holotype (see dissimilis, new species)."
Example
More examples"The paratype of this species proves to have an ovipositor very different from that of the holotype (see dissimilis, new species)."
Etymology
From para- + type.