Meanings
nounbinominal name (plural binominal names)
plural binominal names
- biologyA scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
See species name for usage and example.
Synonyms: binomen, binomial, binomial name, binominal, species name, dionym
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
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