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基準標本 (kijunhyouhon) Japanese meaning: type specimen | Kotomora

基き準じゅん標ひょう本ほん

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じゅ

ん

ひょ

う

ほ

ん

Meanings

1

type specimen

Technical term in biology for the specimen used to formally describe and name a species.

新しん種しゅの記き載さいには基き準じゅん標ひょう本ほんの指

し

定てい

が

必ひっ

須す

で

ある

。

Designation of a type specimen is essential for describing a new species.

Kanji

基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
準semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
標signpost, seal, mark
本book, present, main

Built from

基き準じゅん+標ひょう本ほん

Etymology

Compound of 基準 (standard) and 標本 (specimen).