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tau·to·nym  audio  (tôt-nm) KEY 

NOUN:
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.


OTHER FORMS:
tauto·nymic or tau·tony·mous  (tô-tn-ms) KEY (Adjective), tau·tony·my(Noun)


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