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HOMOTYPIC
Adjective
homotypic (not comparable)
(botany) literally "with the same type". In botanical nomenclature a homotypic synonym (or nomenclatural synonym) is a synonym that comes into being through a nomenclatural act
when a taxon gets a new name, without being included in another taxon (of the same rank). The old name becomes a homotypic synonym of the new name.
when a new name for a taxon is coined without displacing the existing name, the new name becomes a homotypic synonym.
Antonyms
• heterotypic
Source: Wiktionary
Ho`mo*typ"ic, Ho`mo*typ"ic*al, a. (Biol.)
Definition: Same as Homotypal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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