hemihomonym en · NOUN
Etymology
From hemi- + homonym. By surface analysis, hemi- + hom- + -onym.
Meanings
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A scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a different kingdom subject to a different code of nomenclature.
Chaetopsis in Fungi is a hemihomonym of Chaetopsis in Insecta.
Hemihomonyms (same nomina which are used for taxa from different nomenclature jurisdictions) are an overlooked but genuine nuisance in biological nomenclature.
2013, Alexey Shipunov, “The problem of hemihomonyms and the on-line hemihomonyms database (HHDB)”, in Bionomina:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hemihomonyms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |