holotype

[ hol-uh-tahyp, hoh-luh- ]

/ ˈhɒl əˌtaɪp, ˈhoʊ lə- /

noun Biology.

the type specimen used in the original description of a species.

Origin of holotype

First recorded in 1895–1900; holo- + -type

OTHER WORDS FROM holotype

hol·o·typ·ic

[hol-uh-tip-ik, hoh-luh-], /ˌhɒl əˈtɪp ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/, adjective

Words nearby holotype

holoprosencephaly, holorachischisis, holosericeous, holosystolic, holothurian, holotype, holozoic, holp, holpen, hols, Holst

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Example sentences from the Web for holotype

By this procedure no greater weight was given to a holotype and to topotypes than to specimens from any other locality.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall
The dark band on the neck is complete in four of the paratypes and incomplete (as in holotype) in one.
A New Snake of the Genus Geophis From Chihuahua, Mexico|John M. Legler
We have examined the holotype of dolomedes and agree with Dunn's assignment.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. Duellman
In the holotype the first marginals are small, approximately as wide as the small precentral.
A New Tortoise, Genus Gopherus, From North-central Mexico|John M. Legler

The illustration of the holotype suggests that it has equally prominent, but fewer, spinules (Gaige, 1926).
Systematic Status of a South American Frog, Allophryne ruthveni Gaige|John D. Lynch

British Dictionary definitions for holotype

holotype

/ (ˈhɒləˌtaɪp) /

noun

biology another name for type specimen

Derived forms of holotype

holotypic (ˌhɒləˈtɪpɪk), adjective

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Medical definitions for holotype

holotype

[ hŏl′ə-tīp′, hō′lə- ]

n.

The specimen used as the basis of the original published description of a taxonomic group and later designated as the type specimen.

Scientific definitions for holotype

holotype

[ hŏl′ə-tīp′, hō′lə- ]

The single specimen or illustration designated as the type for naming a species or subspecies or used as the basis for naming a species or subspecies when no type has been selected. Also called type species

单词	holotype
释义	holotype [ hol-uh-tahyp, hoh-luh- ] / ˈhɒl əˌtaɪp, ˈhoʊ lə- / noun Biology. the type specimen used in the original description of a species. Origin of holotype First recorded in 1895–1900; holo- + -type OTHER WORDS FROM holotype hol·o·typ·ic [hol-uh-tip-ik, hoh-luh-], /ˌhɒl əˈtɪp ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/, adjective Words nearby holotype holoprosencephaly, holorachischisis, holosericeous, holosystolic, holothurian, holotype, holozoic, holp, holpen, hols, Holst Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for holotype By this procedure no greater weight was given to a holotype and to topotypes than to specimens from any other locality. American Weasels\|E. Raymond Hall The dark band on the neck is complete in four of the paratypes and incomplete (as in holotype) in one. A New Snake of the Genus Geophis From Chihuahua, Mexico\|John M. Legler We have examined the holotype of dolomedes and agree with Dunn's assignment. Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca\|William E. Duellman In the holotype the first marginals are small, approximately as wide as the small precentral. A New Tortoise, Genus Gopherus, From North-central Mexico\|John M. Legler The illustration of the holotype suggests that it has equally prominent, but fewer, spinules (Gaige, 1926). Systematic Status of a South American Frog, Allophryne ruthveni Gaige\|John D. Lynch British Dictionary definitions for holotype holotype / (ˈhɒləˌtaɪp) / noun biology another name for type specimen Derived forms of holotype holotypic (ˌhɒləˈtɪpɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for holotype holotype [ hŏl′ə-tīp′, hō′lə- ] n. The specimen used as the basis of the original published description of a taxonomic group and later designated as the type specimen. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for holotype holotype [ hŏl′ə-tīp′, hō′lə- ] The single specimen or illustration designated as the type for naming a species or subspecies or used as the basis for naming a species or subspecies when no type has been selected. Also called type species The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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