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(taxonomy) 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..
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.
Use hemihomonym when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hemihomonym means (taxonomy) 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Chaetopsis in Fungi is a hemihomonym of Chaetopsis in Insecta.
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