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标 题: [转载] A.Word.A.Day--tautonym
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tautonym (TAU-tuh-nim) noun
A scientific name in which the generic and the specific names are the
same, as Chloris chloris (the greenfinch).
[Greek tautxnymos of the same name, equiv. to tauto- + -nymos named.]
"... the name of the Bank Swallow becomes the tautonym Riparia riparia ...."
Elliott Coues, 100 years ago in the Auk: Notes on generic names of certain
Swallows, The Auk, 1 Jul 1998.
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