English Explanatory Dictionary

preoccupied name

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In zoological nomenclature, a name which is formally published, but which had already been used for another taxon; this second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced.

Word forms

preoccupied name preoccupied names
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