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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The specimen that was originally used to name a species or subspecies or that was later designated as the basis for that name. A type specimen might be a dried plant, a preserved animal, or a fossil and is usually kept in a museum or herbarium. There are several kinds of type specimens, such as holotypes and lectotypes.
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- noun the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
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"Linnaeus' remains comprise the type specimen for the species Homo sapiens, following the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, since the sole specimen he is known to have examined when writing the species description was himself."
-- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Linnaeus&oldid=801408157
September 29, 2017