idionym

noun — 3 senses

idionym

noun

Etymology From idi- + -onym.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A word that refers to one specific anatomical part.

In fact, this term, as coined and defined by me, is now an idionym, applicable to but a single part of the brain.1896, The journal of comparative neurology, page 221:

2

A mononym.

Before 1066, each individual was identified by a single, distinctive name (an idionym). This contrasts very strongly with the present-day system of naming, which consists of at least two components, a ‘first-name’ plus a surname ‘denoting a patrilinear family group’.1995, Ann Williams, The English and the Norman conquest, page 207:

3

Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy Dated A specific epithet; the name of a species.

Haworth's idionym “v-flava” has been changed to “v-flavum,” despite its acceptance, with explanation of derivation, by the Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge […]1907, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, page 1014:

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