Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: holotype  'hó-lu,tIp
  1. The original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
    - type specimen

Derived forms: holotypes

Type of: example, model

Encyclopedia: Holotype

Nearest

holonym
holonymy
holophrastic
holophyte
holophytic
Holothuria
Holothuria edulis
holothurian
Holothuridae
Holothuroidea
holotype
holozoic
hols
Holstein
Holstein-Friesian
holster
holt
holus-bolus
holy
Holy City
holy clover