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"Holotype" Definition

noun

The single specimen or illustration designated as the type for naming a species or subspecies or used as the basis for naming a species or subspecies when no type has been selected. Also called type.
The single specimen designated by an author as the type of a species or lesser taxon at the time of establishing the group.
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.

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