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Holotype

🔄 Synonyms of "Holotype"

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Word	Definition
type specimennoun	(taxonomy) A specimen whose characteristics are used to describe and name a species

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Holotype"

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Word	Definition
type specimennoun	(taxonomy) A specimen whose characteristics are used to describe and name a species
natnoun	Negative automatic thoughts.
usnmnoun	—
lectotypenoun	(taxonomy) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.
topotypenoun	(geology) type locality
paratypenoun	(taxonomy) A physical specimen (or an illustration) that is not the holotype but is considered the same taxon by the author of the holotype.
syntypenoun	(taxonomy) Any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a species (or lower-order taxon), where no specimen has been designated as holotype.
isotypenoun	(immunology) A marker corresponding to an antigen found in all members of a subclass of a specific class of immunoglobulins
homeotypenoun	(biology) A specimen identified as belonging to a certain taxon by an authority who compared it directly with a primary type specimen (usually the holotype).
orthotypenoun	(taxonomy) The original published name for a group of genetically related organisms.
hypotypenoun	(taxonomy) A specimen, whose details have been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species.
allotypenoun	(immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
epitypenoun	(taxonomy) An additional, clarifying type (specimen or illustration) of a species or lower-order taxon, provided when the holotype and paratypes from the original classification are demonstrably ambiguous or insufficient.
tectotypenoun	(taxonomy, biology, rare) A type specimen explicitly designated to show microscopic structure.
cotypenoun	(taxonomy, dated) A syntype or paratype.
neotypenoun	(taxonomy) A new specimen of a previously described species which, in order to maintain nomenclatural stability or solve doubtful or confusing identities, is designated to serve as the type specimen, possibly replacing a previous holotype or neotype
hapantotypenoun	(taxonomy) Any of two or more type specimens of protistans, where the type consists of two or more specimens of directly related individuals representing distinct stages in the life cycle, and collectively treated as a single entity. Lectotypes cannot be designated from among them.
iconotypenoun	(taxonomy) An illustration of a biological specimen that serves as a holotype or lectotype (type specimen and it becomes the type illustration). It is not an illustration of a holotype or lectotype. In the 18th and early 19th century, iconotypes were designated as type specimens when preserved specimens were not available. In the 21st century, iconotypes are being used where a live animal is recorded and then released.
typenoun	A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
homoeotypenoun	Alternative form of homeotype. [(biology) A specimen identified as belonging to a certain taxon by an authority who compared it directly with a primary type specimen (usually the holotype).]