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cheironym

cheironym noun: an unofficial, unpublished name of an organism.

Noun

cheironym (plural cheironyms)

  1. An unofficial, unpublished name of an organism

Forms of cheironym

pluralcheironyms

Origin of cheironym

From cheiro- + -nym.

Questions about cheironym

What does cheironym mean?
Cheironym means an unofficial, unpublished name of an organism.
What part of speech is cheironym?
Cheironym is a noun.
What is the plural of cheironym?
The plural of cheironym is cheironyms.

Words near cheironym in the dictionary

  1. cheiromantist
  2. cheiromantists
  3. cheiromegaly
  4. cheironomia
  5. cheironomic
  6. cheironym
  7. cheironyms
  8. cheiropodist
  9. cheiropodists
  10. cheiropody
  11. cheiropompholyx

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