NOMEN NUDUM


Meaning of NOMEN NUDUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈnü-dəm, -ˈnyü- ]

noun

( plural nomina nu·da -də)

Etymology: New Latin, bare name

Date: 1900

: a proposed taxonomic name that is invalid because the group designated is not described or illustrated sufficiently for recognition, that has no nomenclatural status, and that consequently can be used as though never previously proposed

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.