holotype holotrichous • holour · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · holotype · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made. Synonyms: type specimen. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · type specimen · · Synonym 1 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079