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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word holotypes:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. holotypes: Merriam-Webster
  2. holotypes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. holotypes: Wiktionary
  4. holotypes: Dictionary.com
  5. holotypes: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. holotypes: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. holotypes: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. holotypes: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (holotype)

noun:  (taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.
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