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hemihomonym

hemihomonym noun: a scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a different kingdom subject to a different code of nomenclature.

Noun

hemihomonym (plural hemihomonyms)

  1. A scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a different kingdom subject to a different code of nomenclature.
    • Chaetopsis in Fungi is a hemihomonym of Chaetopsis in Insecta.
    • Hemihomonyms (same nomina which are used for taxa from different nomenclature jurisdictions) are an overlooked but genuine nuisance in biological nomenclature.2013, Alexey Shipunov, “The problem of hemihomonyms and the on-line hemihomonyms database (HHDB)”, in Bionomina

Forms of hemihomonym

pluralhemihomonyms

Origin of hemihomonym

From hemi- + homonym. By surface analysis, hemi- + hom- + -onym.

Questions about hemihomonym

What does hemihomonym mean?
Hemihomonym means a scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a different kingdom subject to a different code of nomenclature.
What part of speech is hemihomonym?
Hemihomonym is a noun.
What is the plural of hemihomonym?
The plural of hemihomonym is hemihomonyms.

Words near hemihomonym in the dictionary

  1. hemihepatic
  2. hemiheterocercal
  3. hemihexakisoctahedron
  4. hemihexakisoctahedrons
  5. hemiholohedral
  6. hemihomonym
  7. hemihomonyms
  8. hemihydranencephaly
  9. hemihydrate
  10. hemihydrated
  11. hemihydrates

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