type species
noun1
Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy A species which has been designated as typical of a genus, and is chosen as the species according to which the genus is named.
- The type species [of genus Esox] is E. lucius, the northern pike. The species of this genus are known as the pike. (Wikipedia article on Esox)
- Synonyms
- generitype, generic type, genotype
- Coordinate terms
- type genus