type species

English

Noun

type species (plural type species)

1. (taxonomy) A species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.
   • The type species [of genus Esox] is E. lucius, the northern pike. The species of this genus are known as the pike. (Wikipedia article on Esox)

Synonyms

• generitype, generic type, genotype (obsolete)

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: typesoort f
• Finnish: nimilaji
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: típusfaj (hu)
• Polish: gatunek typowy m

Coordinate terms

• type genus