hemihomonym

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noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounhemihomonym (plural hemihomonyms)

plural hemihomonyms

  1. biologyA 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.

    1 more example

    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

Origin

From hemi- + homonym. By surface analysis, hemi- + hom- + -onym.

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APA

hemihomonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemihomonym

MLA

“hemihomonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemihomonym. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemihomonym,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemihomonym.

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