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HOLOTYPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
Synonyms:
holotype; type specimen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("holotype" is a kind of...):
example; model (a representative form or pattern)