Jump to content

heterotypic synonym

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

heterotypic synonym (plural heterotypic synonyms)

  1. (botany, taxonomy) A synonym that comes into being when a taxon is reduced in status (reduced to synonymy) and becomes part of a different taxon.
    Synonyms: taxonomic synonym, (zoology) subjective synonym
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=heterotypic_synonym&oldid=83819217"