synonymy
[si-non-uh-mee]
- the quality of being synonymous; equivalence in meaning.
- the study of synonyms.
- a set, list, or system of synonyms.
- Biology. a list of the scientific names, with explanatory matter and location of type or types, for a particular taxonomic group.
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Origin of synonymy
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Historical Examples
Fisher's synonymy of these muscles (1946: table 42) is in error.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg inE. Bruce Holmes
The synonymy for the species is indicated in the account of the genus.
Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor GuntherWilliam E. Duellman
See Mrs. Piozzi's Synonymy, i. 323, for an anecdote of this walk.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5Boswell
Nine species that previously have been recognized as valid have been placed in synonymy.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, MxicoWilliam E. Duellman
The synonymy of each subspecies includes the earliest available name and other names in chronological order.
Speciation of the Wandering ShrewJames S. Findley
synonymy
- the study of synonyms
- the character of being synonymous; equivalence
- a list or collection of synonyms, esp one in which their meanings are discriminated
- biology a collection of the synonyms of a species or group
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