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Meaning of protonym | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The first legitimate name of a taxon, on which the currently accepted name is based.
  2. The first/original entity after which another entity is named without the entities being related. If the entities are related, then the original entity is the eponym of the subsequent entities.
    uncommon

Examples

“The protonym of Macroscyphus appears to be Nees von Esenbeck's (1817) [genus] Peziza ...”
“Protonyms form the name for later revised opinions on a taxon concept as implicitly or explicitly circumscribed in a subsequent publication...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

protonymph protonymphon protooncoprotein protoorganism protopanaxadiol protopanaxatriol

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