n.
A taxonomic designation, such as Gorilla gorilla, in which the genus and species names are the same, commonly used in zoology but no longer in botany.
tautonymic tau'to·nym'ic or tau·ton'y·mous (tô-tŏn'ə-məs) adj.
tautonymy tau·ton'y·my n.
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