nomen dubium
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Noun
nomen dubium (plural nomina dubia)
- (taxonomy) In zoological nomenclature, a name which describes a fossil with no unique diagnostic features, and which therefore can not accurately be assigned a classification.
Related terms
- nomen ambiguum
- nomen confusum
- nomen periculosum
- nomen perplexum
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