English Explanatory Dictionary

taxonym

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word used for classification purposes, that is, one that makes up part of a taxonomy; a name or label for a taxon or clade
  2. A hyponym that differs only by properties that are highlighted in the corresponding hypernym.

Word forms

taxonym taxonyms

Etymology

From taxo- + -onym.

Derived words

taxonymic taxonymy
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