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/ˈtaɪp ˌspesɪmɪn/

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/ˈtaɪp ˌspesɪmɪn/C1formalscientific
  • ruТехнический термин в биологии, обозначающий исходный образец или особь, на основе которого вид был впервые официально описан и назван, служащий окончательным эталоном для данного вида.

A technical term in biology referring to the original specimen or individual from which a species was first formally described and named, serving as the definitive reference for that species.

  1. Biological reference specimenC2formal

    A single specimen or individual organism that serves as the definitive example for a species or taxon in taxonomy.

    ruТиповой образец

    • The type specimen of this butterfly species is stored at the Natural History Museum.
    • Taxonomists compare new finds against the original type specimen.
    • The type specimen was collected in the Amazon rainforest in 1850.