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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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."

Example

More examples

"Chaetopsis in Fungi is a hemihomonym of Chaetopsis in Insecta."

Etymology

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

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