Tautonym Definition

tôtə-nĭm
noun
A scientific name consisting of two terms, in which the generic name and specific name are the same (Ex.: Vulpes vulpes, the red fox): this kind of name is no longer used in botany, but is common in zoology.
Webster's New World
A scientific name consisting of three terms, in which the name of the typical subdivision of the species repeats the specific name (Ex.: Lama glama glama, a domesticated llama)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tautonym

Noun

Singular:
tautonym
Plural:
tautonyms

Origin of Tautonym

  • taut- +"Ž -onym

    From Wiktionary

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