Names that have the same spelling, but that refer to two or more different taxa; 'senior homonym' and 'junior homonym' apply, respectively, to the first, and all later published homonyms
A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling)
a word that has the same spelling and pronunciation as another but different meanings or derivations; a word that is both a homograph and a homophone See also: heteronym, homogram, homograph, homophone
a word that is spelt the same and sounds the same as another, but is different in meaning or origin. For example, the noun 'bear' and the verb 'bear' are homonyms homograph, homophone homophone (homonymum, from , from homos ( HOMO-) + onyma )
in ancient Greek linguistic theory, a word that not only looks like and sounds like another word that means something completely different (the modern definition of the term), but also a single word that can mean very different, even opposite, things in different contexts, or even in the same context E g , pistis, which can mean either "faith" or "proof " Such words are used to create double entendres, i e , to express intentionally two meanings simultaneously with one word They are useful when trying to be ironic, and are often exploited by comedians
A word which has the same pronunciation as another but which has a different meaning Writing systems often write homonyms slightly differently in order to distinguish among their meanings For example, diacritical marks and spelling variations are used by many alphabetic writing systems to distinguish among homonyms In writing a language like Chinese where the homonym density is extremely high, a rich morphemic writing system is almost a necessity
One of two or more scientific names that are identical but pertain to different organisms, e g , Eriococcus mancus Ferris, 1955 and Eriococcus mancus (Maskell, 1897); Onceropyga Ferris, 1955 and Onceropyga Turner, 1904