tautonymous

English

Etymology

From tautonym +‎ -ous.

Adjective

tautonymous (not comparable)

1. Describes a word that is a tautonym.
   • 1916, The Emu: Official Organ of the Australasian Ornithologists' Union, volume XV, Melbourne, page 66:

     Again is Acanthis linaria linaria (Acanthis l. linaria) more cumbersome than Acanthis linaria holboelli? At least, the tautonymous name is more easily remembered and written.

   • 2012 June, Francisco W. Welter-Schultes, Guidelines for the Capture and Management of Digital Zoological Names Information, GBIF, page 22:

     Tautonymous names with identical genus and species are allowed and wellcome in zoology.