nomen oblitum

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin nōmen (“name”) + oblītus (“forgotten”).

Noun

nomen oblitum (plural nomina oblita)

  1. (taxonomy) In zoological nomenclature, a name which has not been used in the scientific community for more than 50 years after its original proposal, and which has been replaced by a more recent name in common use.

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