binomial nomenclature
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binomial nomenclature
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- The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is some specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus. By convention, the whole name is typeset in italics. The genus part is often abbreviated to its initial letter e.g. H. sapiens for Homo sapiens
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noun The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
| Español | nomenclatura binominal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이명법 imyeongbeop |
| 日本語 | 二名法 nimeihō |
| 中文 | 雙名法 /双名法 shuāngmíngfǎ, 二名法 èrmíngfǎ |
| Português | nomenclatura binomial |
| Français | nom binominal |
| Italiano | nomenclatura binomiale |
| Ελληνικά | διώνυμη ονοματολογία diónymi onomatología |
| Română | nomenclatură binară |
| Русский | биномина́льная номенклату́ра binominálʹnaja nomenklatúra |
| Tiếng Việt | danh pháp hai phần, danh pháp lưỡng nôm |
| العربية | تَسْمِيَة ثُنَائِيَّة tasmiya ṯunāʔiyya |
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