Definitions for tautonym

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tautonym tau·to·nym

Spelling: [taw-tuh-nim]

IPA: /ˈtɔ tə nɪm/

Tautonym is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in tautonym (amnottuy).

Definitions for tautonym

noun

1. a scientific name in which the generic and the specific names are the same, as Chloris chloris (the greenfinch).

Origin of tautonym

1895-1900; Greek tautṓnymos of the same name, equivalent to tauto- tauto- + -ōnymos named; see -onym