nomen dubium
Sign in to saveAlso known as dubious name, nom. dub., nomina dubia
term used in taxonomy to indicate a scientific name is of unknown or questionable authority
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Within Vinony's link graph, nomen dubium is referenced by 2,345 other articles, and connects out to Gadus morhua, holotype and Latin.
It sits within the topics Latin biological phrases, Nomina dubia and Zoological nomenclature.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
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Gadus callarias, an example of nomen dubium, now considered a potential synonym or a subspecies of G. morhua In binomial nomenclature, a nomen dubium (Latin for "doubtful name", plural nomina dubia) is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
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