Holotype Definition

hŏlə-tīp, hōlə-
noun
The single specimen chosen as the type of a new species or subspecies in the original description.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
holotype
Plural:
holotypes

Origin of Holotype

  • holo- +‎ -type

    From Wiktionary

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