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)

Coordinate terms

• type genus

Translations

Translations

• Belarusian: тыпавы́ від m (typavý vid)
• Czech: typový druh m
• Dutch: typesoort f
• Finnish: nimilaji
• French: espèce type (fr) m
• Hungarian: típusfaj (hu)
• Polish: gatunek typowy m
• Russian: типово́й вид m (tipovój vid)
• Ukrainian: типови́й вид m (typovýj vyd)