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Preferred term

menonym  

Definition

  • A reference to previously published information, or a previous act, which in the absence of a definition or description allows names proposed before 1931, and that otherwise satisfy the relevant provisions of the Code, to be available. (Code (Hawksworth 2010))

Note

  • Etymology: G: μένω (meno), I remain - ὄνομα (onoma), name.

Scope note

  • Code: No term

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • Hawksworth, D. L. (2010) Terms used in bionomenclature: the naming of organisms (and plant communities). Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Copenhagen. 1–216. [ https://www.gbif.org/document/80577/terms-used-in-bionomenclature-the-naming-of-organisms-and-plant-communities ]

Identifier

  • 935

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/FM8-SQQ0JC1C-H

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