binomial nomenclature

noun

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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Meanings

nounbinomial nomenclature (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe 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

Translations

Arabic تَسْمِيَة ثُنَائِيَّة
  • تَسْمِيَة ثُنَائِيَّة (tasmiya ṯunāʔiyya)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Bulgarian бина́рна номенклату́ра
  • бина́рна номенклату́ра (binárna nomenklatúra)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Catalan nomenclatura binomial
  • nomenclatura binomialThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Chinese Mandarin 雙名法 /双名法, 二名法
  • 雙名法 /双名法 (shuāngmíngfǎ)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
  • 二名法 (èrmíngfǎ)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Czech binominální nomenklatura
  • binominální nomenklaturaThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Dutch binomiale nomenclatuur
  • binomiale nomenclatuurThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Esperanto dunoma nomenklaturo
  • dunoma nomenklaturoThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Estonian binaarne nomenklatuur
  • binaarne nomenklatuurThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Finnish kaksisanainen nimikkeistö
  • kaksisanainen nimikkeistöThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
French nom binominal
  • nom binominalThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Greek διώνυμη ονοματολογία
  • διώνυμη ονοματολογία (diónymi onomatología)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Hungarian kettős nevezéktan, binomiális nomenklatúra
  • kettős nevezéktanThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
  • binomiális nomenklatúraThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Icelandic tvínafnakerfi
  • tvínafnakerfiThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Indonesian tatanama biologi
  • tatanama biologiThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Italian nomenclatura binomiale
  • nomenclatura binomialeThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Japanese 二名法
  • 二名法 (nimeihō)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Korean 이명법
  • 이명법 (imyeongbeop)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Latin binomen, nomen binominale
  • binomenThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
  • nomen binominaleThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Persian نام علمی
  • نام علمیThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Polish nomenklatura binominalna
  • nomenklatura binominalnaThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Portuguese nomenclatura binomial
  • nomenclatura binomialThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Romanian nomenclatură binară
  • nomenclatură binarăThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Russian биномина́льная номенклату́ра
  • биномина́льная номенклату́ра (binominálʹnaja nomenklatúra)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Spanish nomenclatura binominal
  • nomenclatura binominalThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Swedish binomial nomenklatur, binär nomenklatur
  • binomial nomenklaturThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
  • binär nomenklaturThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Tagalog duhakaying kangalanan
  • duhakaying kangalananThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Thai ระบบการเรียกชื่อสิ่งมีชีวิตแบบทวินาม
  • ระบบการเรียกชื่อสิ่งมีชีวิตแบบทวินาม (rábòp gaan rîak chêu sìng mee cheewít bàep táwí naam)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Turkish ikili adlandırma
  • ikili adlandırmaThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Ukrainian біноміна́льна номенклату́ра
  • біноміна́льна номенклату́ра (binominálʹna nomenklatúra)The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Vietnamese danh pháp hai phần, danh pháp lưỡng nôm
  • danh pháp hai phầnThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
  • danh pháp lưỡng nômThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
Welsh enw deuenwol
  • enw deuenwolThe scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
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