"nomen ambiguum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nomina ambigua [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|nomina ambigua}} nomen ambiguum (plural nomina ambigua)
  1. (taxonomy) A name which has lost the ability to clearly identify a species because it has regularly been used by different authors to identify different species. Categories (topical): Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-nomen_ambiguum-en-noun-QGL3yDKH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

Inflected forms

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        "(taxonomy) A name which has lost the ability to clearly identify a species because it has regularly been used by different authors to identify different species."
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