Word: holotype
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hol
o
type
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: holo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: whole
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὅλος
Language: grc
Decoded: olos
Meaning: whole
Affix: -type
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form words referring to groups of organisms characterized by the presence of a specific feature