nomen ambiguum

noun

A name which has lost the ability to clearly identify a species because it has regularly been used by different authors to identify different species.

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Meanings

nounnomen ambiguum (plural nomina ambigua)

plural nomina ambigua

  1. biologyA name which has lost the ability to clearly identify a species because it has regularly been used by different authors to identify different species.
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nomen ambiguum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomen%20ambiguum

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