Type (biology) — Type specimen for Cimbrophlebia brooksi, a fossil scorpion fly. By convention, the red label denotes a type specimen. In biology, a type is one particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific… … Wikipedia
type — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin typus, from Latin & Greek; Latin typus image, from Greek typos blow, impression, model, from typtein to strike, beat; akin to Sanskrit tupati he injures and probably to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
type — 1. The usual form, or a composite form, that all others of the class resemble more or less closely; a model, denoting especially a disease or a symptom complex giving the stamp or characteristic to a class. SEE ALSO: constitution … Medical dictionary
type locality — Geographical place of collection where a holotype or type specimen of a species or subspecies was first found and described … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
type series — noun 1. : a group of representatives of a taxon (as a subspecies or species) selected to demonstrate the extent of variation of that unit a syntypic type series 2. : series 10 … Useful english dictionary
type — n 1. kind, sort, form, stamp; class, classification, group, category, order, genre; set, suit, suite; genus, species, phylum, division, subgenus, subspecies, subdivision; kin, ilk, family, brood, tribe, clan; strain, sept, breed, stock, variety,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Dog type — For a list of dog types, see List of dog types. Cart dogs, c. 1900. Different in appearance but doing the same work. Dog types are broad categories of dogs based on function,[1] with dogs identified primarily by specific function or style of work … Wikipedia
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis — (MAP) is an obligate pathogenic bacterium in the genus Mycobacterium.[1] It is often abbreviated M. paratuberculosis or M. avium ssp. paratuberculosis. It is the causative agent of Johne s disease, which affects ruminants such as cattle, and also … Wikipedia
Name-bearing type — Humans are members of the genus Homo, the name bearing type (more precisely, type genus) of the family Hominidae.[1] Under the … Wikipedia
e|co|type — «EE kuh typ, EHK uh », noun. a group that is part of an ecospecies, usually considered as equivalent to a subspecies … Useful english dictionary
