tautonymic

tau·to·nym (tô

-n

)

A taxonomic designation, such as Gorilla gorilla, in which the genus and species names are the same, commonly used in zoology but no longer in botany.

tauto·nymic, tau·tony·mous (tô-t

-m

s) adj.

tau·tony·my n.

tautonym [ˈtɔːtənɪm]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a taxonomic name in which the generic and specific components are the same, as in Rattus rattus (black rat)

[from Greek tautonymos. See tauto-, -onym]

tautonymic , tautonymous [tɔːˈtɒnɪməs] adj

tautonymy n

tautonym

a botanical or zoological name in which the two terms, the generic name and the specific, are the same (a practice no longer approved by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature). — tautonymic, tautonymous, adj.

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botany classification names tauto-			Firstly, it is a ladder phrase: WOR DOR DER (see Ladder Words WW2002279) Also: the 2 words are straddled by a choice of Miami sequences: WORD ORDER WORD ORDER Also: the 2 words are straddled by a tautonymic sequence: WORD ORDER Also: the letters on either side of the tautonymic sequence (W and ER respectively) both equate to 23 when they are designated their numerical positions in the alphabet. Word order by Word Ways The genres of sequences considered are palindromic (P), tautonymic (T), Miami (M) and ladder (L). Overlapping sequences by Thorpe, Susan / Word Ways They may be composed of identical letters; be transposals; be alphabetically-consecutive letter sequences; be palindromic sequences or, in the case of the 12-letter hexagon, tautonymic sequences. Hexagons and their edges by Thorpe, Susan / Word Ways			Tautaug Tautegorical tauten tautly tautness tauto- Tautochrone Tautochronous tautog Tautoga Tautoga onitis Tautogolabrus Tautogolabrus adspersus Tautologic tautological Tautological echo tautologism Tautologist tautologize Tautologous tautology tautomer Tautomeric tautomerism tautonym tautonymic Tautoousian Tautophonical tautophony Tautozonal tav Tavel Tavener tavern tavern keeper taverna Taverner Taverning Tavernman TAVR taw tawa tawai tawdrily tawdriness tawdry Tawer Tawery Tawney Tawniness tawny			tautology tautology tautology tautomer tautomer tautomer tautomeral tautomerase Tautomere Tautomere Tautomere Tautomeres Tautomeres Tautomeres tautomeric tautomeric tautomeric tautomeric fiber tautomerism tautomerism tautomerism Tautomerization Tautomerization Tautomerization Tautomers Tautomers Tautomers Tautonomy (zoology) tautonym Tautonym (botany) tautonymic tautonymies tautonymous tautonyms tautonymy Tautonymy (zoology) Tautoousian Tautopathy Tautopathy Tautopathy Tautophonical Tautophony Tautozonal TAUW TAUWP Taux Annuel Effectif Global taux brut de scolarisation masculine Taux compose Taux d'escompte Taux d'Onde Stationnaire Taux de Base Bancaire Taux de change d'equilibre Taux de change effectif Taux de Chômage à Inflation Stationnaire Taux de Gravité Taux de Rémunération de l'Epargne Taux de rendement actuariel

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