nomen nudum
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin nōmen (“name”) + nūdum, nominative singular neuter of nūdus (“naked”).
Noun
[edit]nomen nudum (plural nomina nuda)
- (taxonomy) In zoological nomenclature, a name which has appeared in print but has not yet been formally published by the standards of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.