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typonym

typonym noun: a name based upon a type, such as a specimen or species.

Noun

typonym (plural typonyms)

  1. A name based upon a type, such as a specimen or species.

typonym meaning in Tamil

typonym in Tamil

வகைவழிப் பெயர், வகைச்சுட்டு

Forms of typonym

pluraltyponyms

Origin of typonym

From type + -onym.

Words formed from typonym

Questions about typonym

What does typonym mean?
Typonym means a name based upon a type, such as a specimen or species.
What is typonym in Tamil?
Typonym in Tamil is வகைவழிப் பெயர், வகைச்சுட்டு. See Typonym meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is typonym?
Typonym is a noun.
What is the plural of typonym?
The plural of typonym is typonyms.

Words near typonym in the dictionary

  1. typomorphic
  2. typomorphism
  3. typomorphological
  4. typomorphology
  5. typonese
  6. typonym
  7. typonymic
  8. typonymous
  9. typonyms
  10. typophile
  11. typophiles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: typonym (page history and authors); typonym (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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