synonymy
noun
the quality of being synonymous; equivalence in meaning.
synonymies
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pluralof synonymy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the following accounts complete synonymies are given for each species.
From A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group by William E. Duellman
The changes in nomenclature which grew out of increased understanding of these mice through additional collecting are expressed in the synonymies under the accounts of subspecies.
From Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyoming and Colorado by Sydney Anderson
The details of variation in these and other characters and our justifications for the synonymies are given in the accounts of the species.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
Only the most important references are given in the synonymies, except those of the two subspecies of Hyla staufferi, which are more nearly complete.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by Juan R. león
References cited only in the synonymies are not listed in the Literature Cited.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
