alleryStart learning →What is a binomial with identical genus and species words, such as Bison bison, called?
ATautonym
BHomonym
CSynonym
DBasionym
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Tautonym
A name whose two parts repeat the same word is a tautonym; the zoological code allows it but the plant code does not.
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