See Also: mealer(dictionary)

lectotype (iou) and mealer (iou)


lectotype (iou)



lectotype noun. E20.
[from Greek lektos chosen + -TYPE.]
Taxonomy. A specimen from the material originally used to describe a species and later selected as the type in the absence of a holotype.

mealer (iou)



mealer noun. M19.
[from MEAL noun2, verb2 + -ER1.]
As 2nd elem. of comb.: a person who eats a specified number of meals a day. M19.
A person who takes meals at one place and lodges at another. US colloq. L19.