lectotype

noun

lec·​to·​type ˈlek-tə-ˌtīp 

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

Word History

Etymology

Greek lektos chosen (from legein to gather, choose) + English type — more at legend

First Known Use

circa 1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lectotype

• allotype
• antitype
• archetype
• biotype
• collotype
• genotype
• haplotype
• holotype
• hypotype
• isotype
• linotype
• monotype