nomen conservandum

noun

no·men con·ser·van·dum ˈnō-mən-ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvan-dəm

plural nomina conservanda ˈnä-mə-nə-ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvan-də

ˈnō-

: a biological taxonomic name that is preserved by special sanction in exception to the usual rules

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Etymology

New Latin, name to be kept

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nomen conservandum was in 1916

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