type species

== English == === Noun === type species (plural type species) (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 (obsolete) ==== Coordinate terms ==== type genus ==== Translations ====