type

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type[1,noun] type[2,transitive verb] blood group blood type botulinum toxin type A human T-cell leukemia virus type III human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III human T-lymphotropic virus type III mating type phage type type A[1,adjective] type A[2,noun] type B[1,adjective] type B[2,noun] type genus type 1 diabetes type species type 2 diabetes wild type

Main Entry: ¹type
Pronunciation: tp
Function: noun
1 : a lower taxonomic category selected as a standard of reference for a higher category; also : a specimen or series of specimens on which a taxonomic species or subspecies is actually based
2 : the morphological, physiological, or ecological characters by which relationship between organisms may be recognized
3 : a particular kind, class, or group <cell types>; specifically : a group distinguishable on physiological or serological bases <salmonella types>