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  1. noun The specimen or illustration selected as the type of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a type.

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  1. From Greek lektos, chosen (from legein, to choose; see leg- in Indo-European roots) + type.

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  1. Greek λεκτός, chosen, + τύπος, type.
 

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/ˈlɛktətaɪp/
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