type species
(ˈtaɪpˌsɛt ɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the species of a genus that is regarded as the best example of the generic characters of the genus; the species from which a genus was orig. named.
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generical
Webster Dictionary
pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic name
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genus
Webster Dictionary
an assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an artificial genus
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polyporus
Webster Dictionary
a genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus
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section
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a division of a genus; a group of species separated by some distinction from others of the same genus; -- often indicated by the sign /
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cypris
Webster Dictionary
a genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus
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bunting
Webster Dictionary
a bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae)
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abies
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a genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus
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generalize
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to form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views
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vibrio
Webster Dictionary
a genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an individual of this genus
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inoceramus
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an extinct genus of large, fossil, bivalve shells,allied to the mussels. The genus is characteristic of the Cretaceous period
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selaginella
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a genus of cryptogamous plants resembling Lycopodia, but producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus. Many species are cultivated in conservatories
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falcon
Webster Dictionary
any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game
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azalea
Webster Dictionary
a genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct from Rhododendron
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convolvulus
Webster Dictionary
a large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers, including the common bindweed (C. arwensis), and formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipomaea
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laserwort
Webster Dictionary
any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several species (as L. glabrum, and L. siler), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European
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maidenhair
Webster Dictionary
a fern of the genus Adiantum (A. pedatum), having very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair
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koklass
Webster Dictionary
any pheasant of the genus Pucrasia. The birds of this genus inhabit India and China, and are distinguished by having a long central and two lateral crests on the head. Called also pucras
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iguana
Webster Dictionary
any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidae. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits
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pancratium
Webster Dictionary
a genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis
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portulaca
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a genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus
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nodosarine
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a foraminifer of the genus Nodosaria or of an allied genus
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diodont
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a fish of the genus Diodon, or an allied genus
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coreopsis
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a genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. C. tinctoria, of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing
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species
Webster Dictionary
a group of individuals agreeing in common attributes, and designated by a common name; a conception subordinated to another conception, called a genus, or generic conception, from which it differs in containing or comprehending more attributes, and extending to fewer individuals. Thus, man is a species, under animal as a genus; and man, in its turn, may be regarded as a genus with respect to European, American, or the like, as species
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hoopoo
Webster Dictionary
a European bird of the genus Upupa (U. epops), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure. Called also hoop, whoop. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera
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group
Webster Dictionary
a variously limited assemblage of animals or plants, having some resemblance, or common characteristics in form or structure. The term has different uses, and may be made to include certain species of a genus, or a whole genus, or certain genera, or even several orders
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tomopteris
Webster Dictionary
a genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the order, or suborder, Gymnocopa
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genus phegopteris
(Phegopteris, genus Phegopteris)
Princeton's WordNet
beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris
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phegopteris
(Phegopteris, genus Phegopteris)
Princeton's WordNet
beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris
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