appellative

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Now a taxidermied water buffalo head — the ox — watches from above the bar, while the appellative bull is represented across from it in gleaming metal.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

With every proper name the etymological operation is by one degree more difficult than with an appellative....

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

In many instances a word meaning river or runner remained the proper name of one river, without ever rising to the dignity of an appellative.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

It is however replaced in the New Testament by an appellative.

From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar