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noun
A specimen whose characteristics are used to describe and name a species
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: holotype
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: model, example
History
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