"Law of priority" says that the valid name of an organism is
A
Most popular name
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B
Name given in Latin
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C
Oldest used name
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D
Oldest name modified by new workers
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Solution
The correct option is C Oldest used name "Law of priority" is a principle in taxonomy that states the first properly published name of a species or genus takes precedence over any subsequently published. So answer is- oldest used name.