tautonym

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  1. 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.

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  1. Greek ταὐτό, the same, + ὄνομα, ὄνυμα, name.
 

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/ˈtɔtənɪm/
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