hypotype

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noun

A specimen, whose details have been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species.

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Meanings

nounhypotype (plural hypotypes)

plural hypotypes

  1. biologyA specimen, whose details have been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species.

Origin

From hypo- + type.

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APA

hypotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypotype

MLA

“hypotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypotype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypotype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypotype.

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