type species type slug • type specimen · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · type species · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs. Synonyms: type species. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079