Nomen Protectum

Nomen Protectum (Protected name) is a term in taxonomy that is applied to a name which has been given precedence over it unused senior synonym or senior homonym relegated to the status of nomen oblitum.

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Nomen Substitutum, Nomen Translatum, Nomen Triviale, Nomen Vanum, Nomen Vetitum, Nomenclatural Act