In linguistics, homonyms are words which are either homographs—words that have the same spelling (regardless of pronunciation)—or homophones—words that...
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In biology, a homonym is a name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another such name, that belongs to a different taxon. The rule in the International...
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Genus (section Identical names (homonyms))
inval.; a rejected name is a nomen rejiciendum or nom. rej.; a later homonym of a validly published name is a nomen illegitimum or nom. illeg.; for...
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to only one species. If a name is used more than once, it is called a homonym. Stability. Although stability is far from absolute, the procedures associated...
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Erin Kelly (redirect from Erin Kelly (homonym))
Erin Kelly may refer to: Erin Kelly (actress) (born 1981), American actress Erin Kelly (author) (born 1976), British journalist Erin Entrada Kelly, Filipino-American...
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(/həˈmɒfənəs/). Homophones that are spelled the same are deemed both homographs and homonyms, e.g. the word read, as in "He is well read" (he is very learned) vs. the...
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beetles Edusa Gistel, 1848, illegitimate homonym for a genus of tunicates Edusa Albers, 1860, illegitimate homonym and synonym of Mesomphix, a genus of gastropods...
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Definition (section Homonyms)
A homonym is, in the strict sense, one of a group of words that share the same spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings. Thus homonyms are...
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Taklamakania (section Junior homonym)
Taklamakania is a genus of asaphid trilobites of the family Raphiophoridae that lived during the late Caradoc of Inner Mongolia, China. Like all raphiophorids...
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Echidna Cuvier, 1797, a junior homonym referring to the mammals commonly known as echidnas Echidna Merrem, 1820, junior homonym for a genus of African snakes...
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Alpha privative (section Homonym)
An alpha privative or, rarely, privative a (from Latin alpha prīvātīvum, from Ancient Greek α στερητικόν) is the prefix a- or an- (before vowels) that...
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The junior homonym Coenobita Gistl, 1848 is now the moth genus Ectropis. The genus Coenobita contains 17 species of terrestrial hermit crabs. Several...
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like the Bauhaus diary, and is a play on the English homonym 'deform' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (deformed). Die Form is the primary project...
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species, or uninomial for other ranks). The name must be unique (i.e. not a homonym). The description must be based on at least one name-bearing type specimen...
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senses) in the same entry (that is, under the same headword) and enter homonyms as separate headwords (usually with a numbering convention such as ¹bear...
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Hydrophytum Eschw. Seriphidium (Besser ex Less.) Fourr. Dracunculus Ruppr. ex Ledeb. 1845, illegitimate homonym, not Dracunculus Mill. 1754 (Araceae)...
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Theridion ceylonicus (section Homonym)
Theridion ceylonicus, is a species of spider of the genus Theridion. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Theridion annulipes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 List of...
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legally named Shauna Lamas, and new bride Shawna, whose given name is a homonym and almost identical to that of Shauna, did not wish to have a virtually...
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Baker 1874, illegitimate homonym not G. Don 1827 Allium martini H.Lév. & Vaniot Allium splendens Miq. 1867, illegitimate homonym not Willd. 1830 Caloscordum...
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junior homonym. However, since neither of the two taxa so named have been considered to belong to the genus Cimex after 1899, the senior homonym is no...
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De Witt (family) (section About homonym family)
De Witt (also: De Wit, De Witte and De With) is the name of an old Dutch patrician and regenten family. Originally from Dordrecht, the genealogy of the...
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two most frequent combinations orthographically required to distinguish homonyms in Bulgarian and Macedonian: Ѐ, Ѝ; a few Old and New Church Slavonic combinations:...
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angulosum Lour. 1790, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753 Allium argyi H.Lév. Allium chinense Maxim 1859, illegitimate homonym not G.Don 1827 Allium clarkei Hook...
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Ayla (name) (section Homonyms)
Ayla is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish the name Ayla is commonly said to mean "halo of light around the moon". Ayla is usually used as...
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Kobayashi JK business, compensated dating with adolescent girls in Japan A homonym (Japanese: 女子校生, joshi kōsei, which can mean "girl student") that is used...
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is, "forest"). Another likely homonym is the Italian Guido from a latinate root for "guide". The third likely homonym is the Italian Guido with phonetic...
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country today. When Rotten sings "I use the enemy", it's a deliberate homonym for "I use the NME", or New Musical Express, the British weekly music newspaper...
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explicitly defined by the Code as being homonyms. Otherwise the one-letter difference rule applies. In species, primary homonyms are those with the same genus and...
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meanings. For example, one can record a song or keep a record of documents. Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation and spelling but different meanings...
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Incidents of the Civil War, a 1989 book by the son of Adolph A. Hoehling (homonym.) Damn the Torpedoes, a 1990 book by Paul Hellyer Damn the Torpedoes, a...
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