Associations to the word «Holotype»
Noun
- Vertebra
- Specimen
- Skeleton
- Fragmentary
- Skull
- Girdle
- Fossil
- Paleontology
- Snout
- Cretaceous
- Taxon
- Jaw
- Locality
- Rib
- Formation
- Zoology
- Vent
- Dinosaur
- Tooth
- Papa
- Triassic
- Quarry
- Epithet
- Juvenile
- Fragment
- Naturalist
- Zoologist
- Shale
- Te
- Layer
- Mor
- Mckay
- Museum
- Bone
- Pk
- Chunk
- Pin
- Species
- Nomenclature
- Genus
- Mongolia
- Slab
- Tail
- Collection
- Sandstone
- Specie
- Forewing
- Bu
- Counterpart
- Limestone
- Stratum
- Gilmore
- Clade
- Santana
Adjective
Wiktionary
HOLOTYPE, noun. The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the taxon was formally described.
Dictionary definition
HOLOTYPE, noun. The original specimen from which the description of a new species is made.
Wise words
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