AUTONYM

Autonym

In botanical nomenclature, autonyms are automatically created names, as regulated by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants that are created for certain subdivisions of genera and species, those that include the type of the genus or species. An autonym might not be mentioned in the publication that creates it as a side-effect. Autonyms "repeat unaltered" the genus name or species epithet of the taxon being subdivided, and no other name for that same subdivision is validly published . For example, Rubus subgenus Eubatus is not validly published, and the subgenus is known as Rubus subgen.

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autonym

Noun

  1. An infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated.
  2. A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
    Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans.
  3. The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.


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