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In the zoological name of fish Catla catla, the specific name is identical with the generic name, thus it is an example of

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antonym

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tautonym

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synonym

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homonym.

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Tautonyms are the scientic names in which both generic and specific epithers are same. Tautonyms are used in zoological nomenclaute. However, in the current rules for nomenclaute of living organsims, tautontyms are expectively prohibited. Examples of tautonyms are Rattus rattus(Rat), Catla catla (Catla) Gorilla gorilla (Western gorilla ), etc.
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