Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

type species

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: type- species
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.

Example Sentences

"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)"

Frequently Paired Words

type genus

Synonyms

generitype generic type genotype

Questions

What does type species mean?: A species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.

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