Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
сведен в синонимы
English translation:
synonymized, reduced to a synonym, reduced to synonymy
Added to glossary by
James McVay
Sep 25, 2009 21:52
14 yrs ago
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сведен в синонимы
Russian to English
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Species classification
"Этот вид, описанный по двум экземплярам из Сибири, в дальнейшем был ***сведен в синонимы***.
I suspect that the proper translation of "сведен в синонимы" is "synonymized." But I am unsure of that, because in researching the language I almost always found the phrase "сведен в синонимы к." followed by the name of another species or genus. In English, I found "synonymized with." I'm hoping somebody who knows more about the subject than I do can either tell me I'm right or set me straight.
I found similar language on the internet: Всего синонимизированы пять семейств, девять родов перенесены в другие семейства, один род ***сведен в синонимы***, два рода и два вида восстановлены из младших синонимов. Один род исключен из состава Grylloblattida. Переописаны голотипы пяти монотипических родов. (http://www.disszakaz.com/catalog/12970.html)
I suspect that the proper translation of "сведен в синонимы" is "synonymized." But I am unsure of that, because in researching the language I almost always found the phrase "сведен в синонимы к." followed by the name of another species or genus. In English, I found "synonymized with." I'm hoping somebody who knows more about the subject than I do can either tell me I'm right or set me straight.
I found similar language on the internet: Всего синонимизированы пять семейств, девять родов перенесены в другие семейства, один род ***сведен в синонимы***, два рода и два вида восстановлены из младших синонимов. Один род исключен из состава Grylloblattida. Переописаны голотипы пяти монотипических родов. (http://www.disszakaz.com/catalog/12970.html)
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Synonymized
"Sometimes, especially in the past when communication was more difficult, taxonomists working in isolation have given two distinct names to individual organisms later identified as the same species. When two named species are discovered to be of the same species, the older species name is usually retained, and the newer species name dropped, a process called synonymization, or colloquially, as lumping. Dividing a taxon into multiple, often new, taxons is called splitting. Taxonomists are often referred to as "lumpers" or "splitters" by their colleagues, depending on their personal approach to recognizing differences or commonalities between organisms (see lumpers and splitters)."
So one name is dropped (reduced to its synonym)
see Wiki entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species
So one name is dropped (reduced to its synonym)
see Wiki entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species
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Comment: "Thanks to all. I also found "reduced to synonymy" in similar context."
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