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What does tautonymy mean?

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  1. The use of a binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison.
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Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 is therefore the type species of Castor by Linnaean tautonymy.
Instead we should look to Speusippus' analysis of tautonymy and heteronymy and bypass eponymy altogether.
The main difference is that the animal code allows tautonymy, while the plant code prohibits it.
The type of Amphidesma must, by tautonymy, be regarded as A. donailla.

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