ALL meanings of lectotype
lec·to·type
L l - noun lectotype a specimen designated as the type of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated by the original author of the name. 1
- noun lectotype (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. 0
- noun lectotype a specimen designated as the type specimen for a particular species 0