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iconotype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
icono-type
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An illustration of a biological specimen that serves as a holotype or lectotype (type specimen and it becomes the type illustration). It is not an illustration of a holotype or lectotype. In the 18th and early 19th century, iconotypes were designated as type specimens when preserved specimens were not available. In the 21st century, iconotypes are being used where a live animal is recorded and then released.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “figure, icon”) + τύπος (túpos, “blow, impression”).

Inflected Forms

iconotypes (plural)

Questions

What does iconotype mean?
An illustration of a biological specimen that serves as a holotype or lectotype (type specimen and it becomes the type illustration). It is not an illustration of a holotype or lectotype. In the 18th and early 19th century, iconotypes were designated as type specimens when preserved specimens were not available. In the 21st century, iconotypes are being used where a live animal is recorded and then released.
Where does iconotype come from?
From Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “figure, icon”) + τύπος (túpos, “blow, impression”).

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