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Definition of holotype
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
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In Franche-Comté, the region in which the holotype was discovered, ‘la vouivre’ (=the wyvern) is a legendary winged reptile.
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The holotype, or original example, of this species is available for public display and scientific study at a museum in Dalian, China.
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In April 2016, Rouse and his colleagues traveled to the remote Recherche Archipelago, where the holotype had been found, in the hopes of spotting the creature in the wild.
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First Known Use of holotype
1897
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Medical Definition of holotype
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 another person than the author of the taxon
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