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Defenition of the word holotype

    • Defenition of the word holotype

      • The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the taxon was formally described.
      • the original specimen from which the description of anew species is made
      • the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made

    Synonyms for the word holotype

      • type specimen

    Hypernyms for the word holotype

      • example
      • model

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