holotype

8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr

noun

the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made

Holotype in a sentence

The holotype of this species is subglobular in shape and ammoniticonic in its mode of growth.

The surface of the holotype bears seven rounded annulations which slope very slightly orad from the venter.

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