- metanym
- \\ˈmed.əˌnim\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: meta- + -onym: a generic name rejected because based on a type species congeneric with the type of a previously published genus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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metanym — meta·nym … English syllables
-onym — The suffix onym, in English and other languages, means word, name, and words ending in onym refer to a specified kind of name or word, most of which are classical compounds. For example, an acronym is a word formed from the initial letter or… … Wikipedia
