TAUTONYM


Meaning of TAUTONYM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯ-tə-ˌnim ]

noun

Date: 1899

: a taxonomic binomial in which the generic name and specific epithet are alike and which is common in zoology especially to designate a typical form but is forbidden to botany under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

• tau·ton·y·my tȯ-ˈtä-nə-mē noun

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