/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of type specimen Find synonyms for: Noun1. type specimen, holotype, model, exampleusage: the original specimen from which the description of a new species is madeWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ravenous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language