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holotype

noun

Etymology

From holo- + -type.

Definitions

  1. The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe…

    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.
    • The surface of the holotype bears seven rounded annulations which slope very slightly orad from the venter.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for holotype. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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