type series

noun

All those specimens included by the author in a taxon's formal description, unless the author explicitly or implicitly excludes them as part of the series.

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Meanings

nountype series (plural type series)
  1. biologyAll those specimens included by the author in a taxon's formal description, unless the author explicitly or implicitly excludes them as part of the series.
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APA

type series. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20series

MLA

“type series.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20series. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “type series,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20series.

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