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"Lectotype" Definition

noun

The specimen or illustration selected as the type of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a type.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

A specimen chosen as the type of a species or subspecies if the author of the name fails to designate a type.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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