eponymic
- a word derived from eponym.
Example Sentences
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The AOS took a broader look at eponymic birds in the wake of its Longspur decision, and its November announcement landed as a surprise across the natural sciences.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2024
As I found when colleagues and I recently thought through new names for common eponymic birds in Maine, this is a process full of exciting questions: What makes a Barrow’s Goldeneye a Barrow’s Goldeneye?
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2024
The eponymic naming issue has been heating up in the bird world for a few years now.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2024
Six months before the attack, Facebook, now known as Meta, had already banned private sales of guns on its eponymic social media site and on Instagram.
From Washington Post
The mapping of the moon, beginning with van Langren in 1645, provided a crucial precedent for eponymic naming, helping to transfer it from geography to astronomy.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
