# holotype

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #41,182

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
From holo- + -type.

## Common misspellings (12)
`hholotype`, `hlootype`, `hollotype`, `holotpye`, `holottype`, `holotyep`, `holotyppe`, `holotyype`, `holoytpe`, `holtoype`, `hooltype`, `ohlotype`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/holotype