homonym

/ˈhɒm.əˌnɪm//ˈhɑm.əˌnɪm/

noun

  1. 1

    (strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.

  2. 2

    A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling).

  3. 3

    A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.

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