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hemihomonym

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hemihomonym (plural hemihomonyms)

(taxonomy) A scientific name of an organism that is also used for a different taxon in a different kingdom subject to a different code of nomenclature.
Chaetopsis in Fungi is a hemihomonym of Chaetopsis in Insecta

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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