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holotype
hol·o·type [ hóllə tp, hṓlə tp ] (plural hol·o·types)


noun 
Definition:
 
archetypal specimen: the individual organism used in naming and describing a new species and usually preserved afterward.
Same as  type specimen

hol·o·typ·ic [ hòllə típpik, hlə típpik ] adjective
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