bionym

/ˈbaɪ.əʊ.nɪm/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

noun

"Our starting point is the bionym, the name forming part of a specialised vocabulary which classifies plants or animals. How does one decide on the number of nomials in a given bionym, so that it is called a uni-, bi- or trinomial?"
"Its name is a bionym combined with a taxonym. The first element of the name, the bionym, references the bird's habitat, which is the Chaco Plain,[…]."

From bio + -onym.

bionyms (plural)

abionym

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How do you pronounce bionym?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪ.əʊ.nɪm/.

What does bionym mean?

The proper name of a living being.

Where does bionym come from?

From bio + -onym.

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