The following is a list of tautonyms: zoological names of species consisting of two identical words (the generic name and the specific name have the same spelling). Such names are allowed in zoology, but not in botany, where the two parts of the name of a species must differ (though differences as small as one letter are permitted, as in cumin, Cuminum cyminum).
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of Nomenclature. In April 2023, a proposal was made to permit tautonyms in botanical nomenclature on a non-retroactive basis, noting that tautonyms have...
The following is a listoftautonyms: zoological names of species consisting of two identical words (the generic name and the specific name have the same...
The following is a listof triple tautonyms: zoological names of species consisting of three identical words (the generic name, the specific name and...
because tautonyms – binomial names that use the same word for both the genus and the species epithet – are prohibited by the International Code of Nomenclature...
names with the same word as both the genus and the specific epithet (tautonyms) are forbidden. An alternative basionym must be sought or a new name created...
name, as tautonyms (repetition of exactly the same name in the genus and species) are not permitted in botanical naming. However, because of Miller's...
lowercase letters for specific and infraspecific epithets, to permit tautonyms non-retroactively, and to use consistent language in Articles 20.1 and...
tautonym, a repeated name, for example Bubo bubo, Lutra lutra. Permitted in zoology, but not in botany. Principle of the First Reviser Principle of Priority...
as Tuberaria; because the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants forbids tautonyms (such as "Tuberaria tuberaria"), the next oldest...
has the binomial Dentex dentex which is a tautonym. Dentex means "with large teeth", an allusion to the rows of canine-like teeth with the outermost row...
Ontario, Canada (Big River River – Algonquian) Mekong River - A triple tautonym. 'Mae' in Thai is an abbreviation for "river", while 'khong' is an old...
five extinct genera from the Cretaceous. The repeating scientific name (tautonym) is from Greek khanos (χάνος ‘mouth’). The species has many common names...
various methods have produced partial results to the 10-square problem: Tautonyms Since 1921, 10-squares have been constructed from reduplicated words and...
not used because it violates the International Code of Nomenclature barring the use oftautonyms in botanical nomenclature. The corrected name Lycopersicon...
plant code, does not allow the two parts of a binomial name to be the same (such a name is called a tautonym), whereas the ICZN, the animal code, does...
exception of epithets for species and subspecies. Despite it being common in zoology, tautonyms (e.g. Bison bison) are not acceptable and names of taxa used...
without the addition of a transcribed symbol, may not exactly repeat the generic name (a designation formed by such repetition is a tautonym)." Bailey LH. 1930...
occasionally used include cloning, doubling, duplication, repetition, and tautonym when it is used in biological taxonomies, such as Bison bison. This article...
Dicranocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. There is only one known species, Dicranocarpus parviflorus, native to Mexico (Coahuila...
Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-21. Moldenke, Harold N. (1932). "A Discussion ofTautonyms". Bulletin of the Torrey...
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