HOLOTYPE


Meaning of HOLOTYPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhō-lə-ˌtīp, ˈhä- ]

noun

Date: 1897

1. : the single specimen designated by an author as the type of a species or lesser taxon at the time of establishing the group

2. : the type of a species or lesser taxon designated at a date later than that of establishing a group or by a person other than the author of the taxon

• ho·lo·typ·ic ˌhō-lə-ˈti-pik, ˌhä- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.