synonymy

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Caimanops amphibolurodes – the Mulga dragon, the only member of its genus – was recently returned to synonymy with by Doughty .

From Scientific American • Feb. 7, 2014

The resurrection of the Cape Verde shearwater from synonymy with Cory’s shearwater means that there are now two Atlantic Calonectris species.

From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2013

Branca paused from his lunch to let forth a burst of philosemitism — declaiming the health benefits of kashrut and circumcision, the synonymy of Judaism with charity, leadership, patriotism, brains.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2011

In the accounts of the species we have attempted to give a complete synonymy.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

The synonymy of each subspecies includes the earliest available name and other names in chronological order.

From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.