synonym
A term (word or phrase) which is with others.
Other meanings
Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules.
Any name that has been applied to a taxon other than the one to be used, including those not allowed by the rules such as misspellings or nomina nuda.
Synonyms
- equivalent word
Related words
- desynonymization
- geosynonym
- synanagram
- synonymal
- synonymical
- synonymification
- synonymise
- synonymity
- synonymless
- synonymomania
- near-synonym
- parasynonym
Word history
From Ancient Greek "συνώνυμον".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “synonym” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.