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basionym meaning in Tamil

மூலப்பெயர்

basionym in Tamil: மூலப்பெயர். In English, basionym means an earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.

Tamil words for basionym

மூலப்பெயர்

English meaning of basionym

  1. noun An earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.

Full definition of basionym

basionym in a sentence

  • Arundinaria distans is the basionym of Colanthelia distans.

Questions about basionym in Tamil

What is the meaning of basionym in Tamil?
Basionym in Tamil is மூலப்பெயர்.
basionym என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Basionym: மூலப்பெயர்.
What does basionym mean in English?
Basionym means an earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: basionym (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: basionym (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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