paratopotype

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noun

A paratype found in the same locality as the holotype

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Meanings

nounparatopotype (plural paratopotypes)

plural paratopotypes

  1. biologyA paratype found in the same locality as the holotype

Origin

From para- + topo- + type.

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APA

paratopotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratopotype

MLA

“paratopotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratopotype. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paratopotype,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratopotype.

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