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单词 nomen dubium
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nomen dubiumn.

Brit. /ˌnəʊmɛn ˈdjuːbɪəm/, /ˌnəʊmən ˈdjuːbɪəm/, U.S. /ˌnoʊm(ə)n ˈd(j)ubiəm/
Inflections: Plural nomina dubia Brit. /ˌnɒmᵻnə ˈdjuːbɪə/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑmənə ˈd(j)ubiə/.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nomen dubium.
Etymology: < scientific Latin nomen dubium < classical Latin nōmen name n. + dubium , neuter of dubius doubtful (see dubious adj.). Compare earlier nomen nudum n., nomen confusum n.
Taxonomy.
A Latin name for which there is insufficient information to establish the organism or taxon to which it was intended to be applied. Cf. nomen ambiguum n., nomen confusum n.
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1930 Special Publ. Philadelphia Acad. Nat. Sci. No. 3. 116 Something can be said for regarding it [sc. Pecten Osbeck] as a nomen dubium, in which case it would invalidate Pecten Müller.
1960 Amer. Midland Naturalist 63 13 P. virginica could represent juvenile material of several species, and therefore should be dropped as a nomen dubium.
1985 D. Norman Illustr. Encycl. Dinosaurs 163/2 All of these [dinosaur names] are based on fossil specimens that are inadequate for scientific comparison with other species and should therefore be considered as ‘nomina dubia’ or dubious names.
2001 Veliger 44 271 Corbula (or Notocorbula) operculata Philippi, 1848, the most often applied name to this form, is considered a nomen dubium in the absence of locatable type material.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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