Pronunciation: ' n ō -m ə n- ˌ kän(t)-s ə r- ' van-d ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural no · mi · na con · ser · van · da \ ' nä-m ə -n ə - ˌ kän(t)-s ə r- ' van-d ə , ' n ō - \
Etymology: New Latin, name to be kept
Date: 1916
: a biological taxonomic name that is preserved by special sanction in exception to the usual rules