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A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet. Fairholt.

A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.

An order of ganoid fishes of which Amis is type. See Bowfin and Ganoidei.

ed of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebræ, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc.

elonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples.

The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.

A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending. Huxley.

An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.

Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type. -- An`ti*typ"ic*al*ly, adv.

A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See Flea.

Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type.

like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvæ of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.

ming or advancing near. "The approach of summer." Horsley. A nearer approach to the human type. Owen.

Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus Arum is the type.

Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original. "One archetypal mind." Gudworth.

With reference to the archetype; originally. "Parts archetypally distinct." Dana.

Relating to an archetype; archetypal.

long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.