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Noun
1. Binomial name — A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms, the generic name (or generic epithet, the genus of…
binomial name, binomial, binominal name, binominal rare, binomen rare, dionym rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: the generic name (or generic epithet, the genus of the species) and the specific name (a term used only in zoology, never in botany, for the second part of a binomial) or the specific epithet (the term always used in botany, which can also be used in zoology).
Meronyms: genus name, generic name, generic epithet; specific epithet, species epithet, specific name
Example sentences
- binomial We will have a quiz on binomial nomenclature next week.
By length
- 6 letters
- dionym
- 7 letters
- binomen
- 8 letters
- binomial4
- 9 letters
- binominal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (binomial4 = 4 syllables).