Tautonymous
"Tautonymous" in a Sentence (2 examples)
Again is Acanthis linaria linaria (Acanthis l. linaria) more cumbersome than Acanthis linaria holboelli? At least, the tautonymous name is more easily remembered and written.
Tautonymous names with identical genus and species are allowed and wellcome in zoology.
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