Nominotypical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nominotypical is an adjective meaning (zoology, botany) Of a subspecies: nominate, having a name which repeats the species name, designating that it represents the originally described population.
Meaning
(zoology, botany) Of a subspecies: nominate, having a name which repeats the species name, designating that it represents the originally described population.
More Meanings
- (zoology, botany) Of a subgenus or other infrageneric taxon: having a name which repeats the genus name, indicating that it includes the type species. For older botanical subgeneric and sectional names, it is sometimes prefixed with Eu-.
Example Sentences
Motacilla alba alba is the nominotypical subspecies of the white wagtail (Motacilla alba).
Four species of the nominotypical subgenus are positively recorded from America north of Mexico... [referring to Physonota (Physonota) arizonae and three other species]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nominotypic, nominal, binominal, homeotypical, homotypic, consubspecific.
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