taxonomic names

A form of taxonomic name — A name, Latin in form, used to identify, in principle unambiguously, an organism (or group of organisms), formerly usually based solely on shared morphological feature, now usually on hypothesized common evolutionary descent.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of taxonomic name
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