Q. Tautonym is
A) Unscientific explanation of a phenomenon
B) Common name used as a scientific name
C) Nonlatinised name
D) Same name for genus and species
Explanation
When the specific name repeats the unaltered generic name this is called tautonym, e.g., $Malus\ malus$.
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