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Rareholotype
The correct spelling is holotype.
How to pronounce holotype
noun
Say it like: Hol-oty-pe
The correct spelling is holotype. 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.
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
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