nomen conservandum

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Translingual[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin nomen conservandum, literally "name to be conserved".

Noun[edit]

nomen conservandum (plural nomina conservanda)

  1. (taxonomy, astronomy, geology) A scientific name that has specific nomenclatural protection.