Language	Term	Definition	See also
English	tautonymy	According to the Code, the use of the same word for the name of a genus and of one of its included species and/or subspecies. Absolute tautonymy is the identical spelling of a generic or subgeneric name and the specific or subspecific name of one of its originally included nominal species or subspecies. Linnaean tautonymy is the identical spelling of a new generic or subgeneric name established before 1931 and a pre-1758 name cited as a synonym of only one of the species or subspecies originally included in that genus. Virtual tautonymy is the nearly identical spelling, or the same origin or meaning, of a generic or subgeneric name and the specific or subspecific name in a binomen or trinomen (not a term regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature).	Code genus homonym
French	tautonymie	Selon le Code, l'emploi du même mot pour le nom d'un genre et une des espèces et/ou sous-espèces incluse(s) dans ce genre.	code genre homonyme
Spanish
Portuguese	tautonímia	Do Código, o uso da mesma palavra para o nome do género e para a espécie e/ou subespécie incluída.	Código género homónimo

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