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Word: Neotype
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From neo- + type
Definition:
A mineral containing barium, now regarded as a variety of calcite.
Definition:
A specimen chosen to serve as a new type in a case where the original type material has been lost or destroyed, or is inadequate in some way.
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