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basionyms

basionyms is the plural of basionym.

Meaning of basionym

Noun

basionym (plural basionyms)

  1. An earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.
    • Arundinaria distans is the basionym of Colanthelia distans.

Questions about basionyms

What is basionyms the plural of?
Basionyms is the plural of basionym.

Words near basionyms in the dictionary

  1. basioglossal
  2. basiolabial
  3. basion
  4. basions
  5. basionym
  6. basionyms
  7. basiooccipital
  8. basiotripsy
  9. basipalatal
  10. basipedal
  11. basipetal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: basionyms (page history and authors); basionym (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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