| Term | Definition | Applies to: |
| type | The standard of reference for | Classification |
| determining the precise |
| application of a name. Each |
| taxon has, actually or potentially, |
| a type |
| type genus | Type of a nominal family is the | Classification |
| nominal genus |
| type locality | The geographical location of the | Classification |
| occurrence of the population from |
| which the type specimen |
| (holotype, lectotype or neotype) |
| was taken |
| type material | A collective term for all type | Classification |
| specimens. Zoologists should |
| ensure that such material is |
| transferred as quickly as possible |
| to public institutions where their |
| safety is guaranteed |
| type species | Type of a nominal genus is the | Classification |
| nominal species |
| type specimen | Type of a nominal species is a | Classification |
| specimen |
| ventral | Bottom surface of body | General |
| vertex | Top of head, anterior to occipital | General |
| suture |
| vibrissae | Curved bristles or hairs in some | Diptera |
| Diptera, situated between the |
| mystax and antennae |
| wing pads | External expression of wing in | General |
| immature insects, before |
| eclosion |
| yellow label | Color of specimen label assigned | Classification |
| to paratype(s) |
| zoological nomenclature | The system of scientific names | Classification |
| for animal taxa and the provisions |
| for the formation, treatment, and |
| use of those names |
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