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hol·o·type 
[hol-uh-tahyp, hoh-luh-] Pronunciation Key
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[hol-uh-tahyp, hoh-luh-] Pronunciation Key –noun Biology.
| the type specimen used in the original description of a species. |
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| hol·o·type
(hŏl'ə-tīp', hō'lə-) Pronunciation Key
n. The single specimen or illustration designated as the type for naming a species or subspecies or used as the basis for naming a species or subspecies when no type has been selected. Also called type. hol'o·typ'ic (-tĭp'ĭk) adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| holotype | |
noun | |
| the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made [syn: type specimen] |
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| holotype
(hŏl'ə-tīp', hō'lə-) Pronunciation Key
The single specimen or illustration designated as the type for naming a species or subspecies or used as the basis for naming a species or subspecies when no type has been selected. Also called type species. |
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holotype hol·o·type (hŏl'ə-tīp', hō'lə-)
n.
The specimen used as the basis of the original published description of a taxonomic group and later designated as the type specimen.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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