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tautonym
tau·to·nym [ táwtə nìm ] (plural tau·to·nyms)


noun 
Definition:
 
species name: a species name in which the epithet for the species is the same as that of the genus, e.g. the name of the filarial worm Loa loa. This kind of name is used for animal, but not plant species.

tau·to·nym·ic [ tàwtə nímmik ] adjective
tau·ton·y·my [ taw tónnəmee ] noun
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