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Tautonymy

[taw-tuh-nim]

noun Biology.

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

Origin:
1895–1900; < Greek tautṓnymos of the same name, equivalent to tauto- tauto- + -ōnymos named; see -onym

Related forms

tau·to·nym·ic, tau·ton·y·mous

[taw-ton-uh-muhs] , adjective

tau·ton·y·my, noun

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tautonym (ˈtɔːtənɪm)

—n
	biology a taxonomic name in which the generic and specific components are the same, as in Rattus rattus (black rat)

[C20: from Greek tautonymos. See tauto-, -onym]

tauto'nymic

—*adj*

tautonymous

—*adj*

tau'tonymy

—n

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