Meaning of idionym | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A word that refers to one specific anatomical part.
2. A mononym.
3. A specific epithet; the name of a species.
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Examples

“In fact, this term, as coined and defined by me, is now an idionym, applicable to but a single part of the brain.”

“Before 1066, each individual was identified by a single, distinctive name (an idionym). This contrasts very strongly with the present-day system of naming, which consists of at least two components, a ‘first-name’ plus a surname ‘denoting a patrilinear family group’.”

“Haworth's idionym “v-flava” has been changed to “v-flavum,” despite its acceptance, with explanation of derivation, by the Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge […]”

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