tau'tonymy
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tautonym (ˈtɔːtənɪm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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'nymic | |
| —adj | |
| tautonymous | |
| —adj | |
| tau'tonymy | |
| —n | |
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