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Definition of: holotype

(hol′ə·tīp) noun
In taxonomy, the single specimen of a plant or animal which is taken as representative of a new species.

Most often used phrases:

holotype specimen
holotype skull
holotype ivpp
holotype number
holotype bmnh
holotype fossil
holotype consists
single holotype
holotype material
holotype skeleton
original holotype
designated holotype
male holotype
holotype collected
holotype pin

'holotype' used in domains:

holotypemusic.com
holotypes.com
i-holotypes.com
i-holotype.com
holotype.com
holotypedesign.com

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"holotype" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on en.wikipedia.org.

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