Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tautonymous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tau-tony-mous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describes a word that is a tautonym.

Example Sentences

"Again is Acanthis linaria linaria (Acanthis l. linaria) more cumbersome than Acanthis linaria holboelli? At least, the tautonymous name is more easily remembered and written."
"Tautonymous names with identical genus and species are allowed and wellcome in zoology."

Etymology

From tautonym + -ous.

Questions

What does tautonymous mean?: Describes a word that is a tautonym.
Where does tautonymous come from?: From tautonym + -ous.

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