homonym
/ˈhɒm.əˌnɪm//ˈhɑm.əˌnɪm/
noun
- 1
(strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- 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
A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
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