- tau|to|nym|ic
- tau|to|nym|ic «T tuh NIHM ihk», adjective.Biology. (of a scientific name) having the genus and species names alike.
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tau|to|nym — «T tuh nihm», noun. Biology. a scientific name with the genus and species names alike, now professionally forbidden in botany, though often found in zoology. Example: Cygnus cygnus, the whooper swan. ╂[< Greek taut the same name] … Useful english dictionary
nym — ac·ro·nym; ac·ro·nym·ic; al·lo·nym; an·a·nym; an·o·nym; an·o·nym·i·ty; an·to·nym; ba·so·nym; cal·li·o·nym·i·dae; cryp·to·nym; ep·o·nym; eu·o·nym; hi·er·o·nym·ic; homo·nym; homo·nym·ic; hy·po·nym; mat·ro·nym·ic; meta·nym; met·o·nym; met·o·nym·ic;… … English syllables
tau — bo·tau·rus; cen·tau·rea; cen·tau·ri·um; cen·tau·ro·mach·ia; cen·tau·ry; chau·tau·qua; chau·tau·quan; no·tau·lix; pe·tau·rine; pe·tau·rist; pe·tau·rus; pi·tau; res·tau·rant; res·tau·rant·er; res·tau·ra·teur; res·tau·ra·tor; res·tau·ra·trice;… … English syllables
tautonym — tau·to·nym … English syllables
tautonymic — tau·to·nym·ic … English syllables
tautonym — tau•to•nym [[t]ˈtɔ tə nɪm[/t]] n. bio a scientific name in which the generic and the specific names are the same, as Tyrannus tyrannus (the eastern kingbird) • Etymology: 1895–1900; < Gk tautṓnymos of the same name =tauto tauto + ōnymos named… … From formal English to slang
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
