cheironym

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noun

An unofficial, unpublished name of an organism

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Meanings

nouncheironym (plural cheironyms)

plural cheironyms

  1. biologyAn unofficial, unpublished name of an organism

Origin

From cheir- + -onym.

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Cite this entry
APA

cheironym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheironym

MLA

“cheironym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheironym. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheironym,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheironym.

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