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preoccupied names

preoccupied names is the plural of preoccupied name.

Meaning of preoccupied name

Noun

preoccupied name (plural preoccupied names)

  1. In zoological nomenclature, a name which is formally published, but which had already been used for another taxon; this second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced.

Questions about preoccupied names

What is preoccupied names the plural of?
Preoccupied names is the plural of preoccupied name.

Words near preoccupied names in the dictionary

  1. preoccupation
  2. preoccupational
  3. preoccupations
  4. preoccupied
  5. preoccupied name
  6. preoccupied names
  7. preoccupiedly
  8. preoccupiedness
  9. preoccupier
  10. preoccupiers
  11. preoccupies

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