tectotype
English
editEtymology
editFrom tecto- + type, coined independently in different fields. The earliest attested sense is the taxonomic one, coined by Frederick Chapman in 1912.
Noun
edittectotype (plural tectotypes)
From tecto- + type, coined independently in different fields. The earliest attested sense is the taxonomic one, coined by Frederick Chapman in 1912.
tectotype (plural tectotypes)