TAUTONYM


Meaning of TAUTONYM in English

— tautonymic, tautonymous /taw ton"euh meuhs/ , adj. — tautonymy , n.

/taw"teuh nim/ , n. Biol.

a scientific name in which the generic and the specific names are the same, as Chloris chloris (the greenfinch).

[ 1895-1900; tautónymos of the same name, equiv. to tauto- TAUTO- + -onymos named; see -ONYM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .