nomen novum

Translingual

Alternative forms

• nom. nov.

Etymology

From Latin nomen (“name”) and Latin novus (-a, -um) (“new”).

Noun

nomen novum (plural nomina nova)

1. (taxonomy) A new taxonomic name for a biological taxon, renamed because the old name is also that of another taxon or for similar reasons.

See also

• nomen dubium

Further reading

• nomen novum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia