Syntype Definition

sĭntīp
noun
One of two or more biological specimens or other elements used for the original published description of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated.
American Heritage Medicine
One of two or more biological specimens or other elements simultaneously designated as type specimens in the original published description of a species or subspecies.
American Heritage Medicine

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Noun

Singular:
syntype
Plural:
syntypes

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