protonym
Meanings
noun
- The first legitimate name of a taxon, on which the currently accepted name is based.
- The first/original entity after which another entity is named without the entities being related. If the entities are related, then the original entity is the eponym of the subsequent entities.
Word forms
Etymology
From proto- + -onym.
Related words
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