Usually means: Designated type specimen from series.
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  1. lectotype: Merriam-Webster
  2. lectotype: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. lectotype: Collins English Dictionary
  4. lectotype: Wordnik
  5. lectotype: Wiktionary
  6. lectotype: Dictionary.com
  7. Lectotype: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. lectotype: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lectotype: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Lectotype: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (lectotype)

noun:  (taxonomy) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.

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