Definition of Paratype

1. Noun. (biology) A specimen of an organism that is used as the basis of a taxonomic description ¹

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Medical Definition of Paratype

1. Every specimen in a type series other than the holotype which were before the author at the time of preparation of the original description and were so designated and indicated there. (09 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paratype

paratransgenetic
paratransgenetics
paratransit
paratrichosis
paratripsis
paratriptic
paratroop
paratrooper
paratroopers
paratroops
paratrophic
paratuberculosis
paratuberculous lymphadenitis
paratungstate
paratungstates
paratype (current term)
paratypes
paratyphlitis
paratyphoid
paratyphoid bacillus
paratyphoid fever
paratyphoids
paraumbilical
paraumbilical vein
paraumbilical veins
paraumbite
parauque
parauques
paraurethral
paraurethral ducts

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