"holotype" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: holotypes [plural]
Etymology: holo- + -type Etymology templates: {{confix|en|holo|type}} holo- + -type Head templates: {{en-noun}} holotype (plural holotypes)
  1. (taxonomy) 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. Wikipedia link: holotype Categories (topical): Taxonomy Derived forms: holotypic Related terms: allotype, epitype, isotype, lectotype, neotype, paratype, syntype, conserved type, type species Translations (single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon): holotip [masculine] (Catalan), holotipo (Esperanto), holotyyppi (Finnish), holotype [masculine] (French), Holotypus [masculine] (German), olotipo [masculine] (Italian), 正基準標本 (seikijunhyōhon) (Japanese), ホロタイプ (horotaipu) (Japanese), holotypus [masculine] (Latin), holótipo [masculine] (Portuguese), holotipo [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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