hemihomonym
hemihomonym · hemihomonyms
A scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a…A scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a different kingdom subject to a different code of nomenclature.
Meaning
1 sensesA scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a different kingdom subject to a different code of nomenclature.
Chaetopsis in Fungi is a hemihomonym of Chaetopsis in Insecta.
Origin
From hemi- + homonym. By surface analysis, hemi- + hom- + -onym.From hemi- + homonym. By surface analysis, hemi- + hom- + -onym.
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Forms
plural: hemihomonyms| Singular | hemihomonym |
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