tautonymous
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tautonymous — tau·ton·y·mous … English syllables
tautonymous — adjective see tautonym * * * tautonˈymous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑taut … Useful english dictionary
tautonym — tautonymic, tautonymous /taw ton euh meuhs/, adj. tautonymy, n. /taw teuh nim/, n. Biol. a scientific name in which the generic and the specific names are the same, as Chloris chloris (the greenfinch). [1895 1900; < Gk tautónymos of the same name … Universalium
