NEET Biology question

Tautonym is

(A)An unscientific explanation of a phenomenon
(B)A common name used as a scientific name
(C)A non-latinised name
(D)The same name for genus and speciesCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

A tautonym is a scientific name in which the generic name and specific epithet are identical (the specific name repeats the unaltered generic name), e.g.,

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