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Meaning of nominotypical | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Of a subspecies: nominate, having a name which repeats the species name, designating that it represents the originally described population.
    not-comparable
  2. 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-.
    not-comparable

Examples

“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]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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