Tautonim (tautos - identical, onuma - name) - in the taxonomic nomenclature a two-parted species name, consisting of two identical words (the second one, referring to the species, is a repetition of the generic name). Tattoos are not allowed in the botanical nomenclature, but are used in the zoo nomenclature (examples: Crex crex - Corncob, Vulpes vulpes).
The ban on the use of tautonyms in the botanical nomenclature does not refer to the duplication of words of the same meaning, as long as their entry is different, for example: both members of the name Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (bearberry) bear the same meaning - "bear berry "(genus name is derived from Latin, generic name - from Greek). It is also possible to use names with a very similar sound, slightly different, eg Lycopersicon lycopersicum (farm tomato) or Ziziphus zizyphus (common groundnut).
Before the ban on the use of tautonyms in the scientific names of plants, Hermann Karsten turned off the Larix larch of Pinus pine in 1881 and replaced Larus larix with the name of Pinus larix L. This name was declared incompatible with the rules of the botanical nomenclature after 1906 and the scientific name of European larch was changed to Larix decidua Mill.
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