Usually means: New specimen when original lost.
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  1. neotype: Merriam-Webster
  2. neotype: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. neotype: Collins English Dictionary
  4. neotype: Wordnik
  5. neotype: Wiktionary
  6. neotype: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. neotype: Dictionary.com
  8. Neotype: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. neotype: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  2. neotype: Medical dictionary

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  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (neotype)

noun:  (taxonomy) A new specimen of a previously described species which, in order to maintain nomenclatural stability or solve doubtful or confusing identities, is designated to serve as the type specimen, possibly replacing a previous holotype or neotype

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