holotype
ho·lo·type
holotype · holotypes
Holotypus
The single physical example of an organism used to formally describe the species,…The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.
Meaning
1 sensesThe single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.
Holotypus
More definitions
- the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
Translations
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By meaning 1
single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon:
Origin
From holo- + -type.From holo- + -type.
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Forms
plural: holotypesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made:type specimen