binomen

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binomen

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Latin bis (“double, twice”) + nōmen (“name”).

noun binomina

A name having two parts.
A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name. Each type species is cited in its original binomen (Recommendation 67B of the Code, ICZN 1999α), and if that name is a synonym then it is followed by the valid name of the species in parentheses.
Similar: binomial, binomial name, binominal, binominal name, species name, dionym

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@misc{binomen_2026,
  title = {binomen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/binomen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}