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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: type specimen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: model, example
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
holotip
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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Esperanto:
holotipo
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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Finnish:
holotyyppi
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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French:
holotype
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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Galician:
holotipo
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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German:
Holotypus
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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Italian:
olotipo
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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Japanese:
正基準標本
(seikijunhyōhon)
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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Japanese:
ホロタイプ
(horotaipu)
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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Latin:
holotypus
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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Portuguese:
holótipo
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon
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Spanish:
holotipo
— single physical example or illustration of an organism used to describe the taxon