holotype meaning

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holotype (noun): the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made.

Definition of holotype

  1. the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made

    Synonyms: type specimen

    Type of: model

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in PE · 8-letter words

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