diagnosis

Japanese: diagnosis
diagnosis

…A description of all the main characteristics of a biological group in order to define it. A description of only the characteristics unique to the group in order to highlight its characteristics is called a diagnosis, which is sometimes distinguished from a description. The description given when a taxonomic group is reported for the first time (such as a new species or genus) is called an original description.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "diagnosis" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生物の分類群を定義するために,主要な形質のすべてについて記述したもの。分類群の特徴を際だたせるためにその群に固有の形質だけを記述したものを記相diagnosisといって記載から区別することがある。分類群を初めて報告する時(新種,新属など)に与える記載を特に原記載という。…

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