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holotype

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From holo- + -type.

noun holotypes

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. The holotype of this species is subglobular in shape and ammoniticonic in its mode of growth.

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noun single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon

Español	holotipo
日本語	正基準標本 seikijunhyōhon, ホロタイプ horotaipu
Português	holótipo
Français	holotype
Deutsch	Holotypus
Italiano	olotipo

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@misc{holotype_2026,
  title = {holotype},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holotype},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}