protonym

== English == === Etymology === From proto- +‎ -onym. === Noun === protonym (plural protonyms) (zoology, taxonomy) The first legitimate name of a taxon, on which the currently accepted name is based. (prescriptive, uncommon) The first/original entity after which another entity is named without the entities being related. If the entities are related, then the original entity is the eponym of the subsequent entities. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (virology) basonym (botany and others) basionym ==== Related terms ==== eponym === References === protonym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Glossary of scientific naming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === troponym