An alpha-beta T cell expressing NK call markers that is CD1d restricted and expresses a diverse TCR repertoire. Type II NKT cells do not become activated by alpha-galactosylceramide when presented by CD1d. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15039760 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 ]