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tautonymic

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tau⋅to⋅nym

  [taw-tuh-nim]
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–noun Biology.
a scientific name in which the generic and the specific names are the same, as Chloris chloris (the greenfinch).
Origin:
1895–1900; < Gk tautnymos of the same name, equiv. 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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tau·to·nym   (tô'tə-nĭm')   
n.  A taxonomic designation, such as Gorilla gorilla, in which the genus and species names are the same, commonly used in zoology but no longer in botany.
tau'to·nym'ic, tau·ton'y·mous (tô-tŏn'ə-məs) adj., tau·ton'y·my n.
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