topotype

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(top′ə tīp′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
top•o•type  (top′ə tīp′),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. a specimen from the locality at which the type was first collected.
  • 1890–95; topo- + -type
top•o•typ•ic (top′ə tip′ik),USA pronunciation  top′o•typ ′i•cal, adj. 

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