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topotype

[ top-uh-tahyp ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a specimen from the locality at which the type was first collected.


topotype

/ ˈtɒpəˌtaɪp /

noun

  1. a specimen plant or animal taken from an area regarded as the typical habitat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • top·o·typ·ic [top-, uh, -, tip, -ik], topo·typi·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of topotype1

First recorded in 1890–95; topo- + -type
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Example Sentences

Records of occurrence.—Specimens examined, the holotype and one topotype.

Remarks.—The type and one topotype so far as we know are the only specimens of this species to have been obtained from the state.

Comparisons.—Comparison of one topotype of dissimilis with topotypes of Thomomys bottae aureus shows it to differ as follows: Size smaller throughout.

Comparisons.—Compared with one topotype and seven near topotypes of Thomomys talpoides pygmaeus, ocius differs as follows: Size larger in every measurement taken.

Possibly it is noteworthy that the specimens from Las Animas are larger than Hooper's holotype and one topotype; this larger size is indicative of intergradation with G. b. lutescens as represented by the specimens examined by us from Pueblo.

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