nomen nudum

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin nōmen (“name”) + nūdum, nominative singular neuter of nūdus (“naked”).

Noun

nomen nudum (plural nomina nuda)

  1. (taxonomy) In zoological nomenclature, a name which has appeared in print but has not yet been formally published by the standards of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
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