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English
Noun
heterotypic synonym (plural heterotypic synonyms)
- (botany) A synonym that comes into being when a taxon is reduced in status (reduced to synonymy) and becomes part of a different taxon.
- Synonym: taxonomic synonym
- Synonym: (zoology) subjective synonym