binomial name

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binomial name

noun binomial names

A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
Similar: binomen, binomial, binominal, binominal name, species name, dionym

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noun a scientific name at the rank of species

Français	nom binomial
Русский	бино́м binóm

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@misc{binomial_name_2026,
  title = {binomial name},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/binomial%20name},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}