Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemihomonym

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemi-homonym
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a different kingdom subject to a different code of nomenclature.

Example Sentences

"Chaetopsis in Fungi is a hemihomonym of Chaetopsis in Insecta."
"Hemihomonyms (same nomina which are used for taxa from different nomenclature jurisdictions) are an overlooked but genuine nuisance in biological nomenclature."

Etymology

From hemi- + homonym. By surface analysis, hemi- + hom- + -onym.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hemi

Inflected Forms

hemihomonyms (plural)

Questions

What does hemihomonym mean?: A scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a different kingdom subject to a different code of nomenclature.
Where does hemihomonym come from?: From hemi- + homonym. By surface analysis, hemi- + hom- + -onym.

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