Associations to the word «Holotype»

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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