# locus classicus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.
2. The locality from which a taxon was first described.

## Etymology
From New Latin locus classicus (literally “classical place”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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