type specimen

noun

A specimen whose characteristics are used to describe and name a species

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holotype
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Meanings

nountype specimen (plural type specimens)

plural type specimens

  1. biologyA specimen whose characteristics are used to describe and name a species

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
holotype
Broader
modelexample
Also see
holotype

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

type specimen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20specimen

MLA

“type specimen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20specimen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “type specimen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20specimen.

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