† mononymicadj.
Biology. Obsolete.
Of, relating to, or designating technical names that consist of one word only.
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mononymic1872
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1872 J. W. Dunning in Entomol. Monthly Mag. 8 274 In a mononymic system, we should require as many separate names as there are objects to be named.
1899 Science 21 Apr. 573/2 (heading) Mononymic designations of the encephalic cavities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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