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binominal

adj

Etymology

From Latin binōminis (“having two names”).

  1. borrowed from binōminis

Definitions

  1. Consisting of two names.

  2. Pertaining to the noun binomen.

  3. Pertaining to the nomenclature system for the rank of species in biological taxonomy.

    • The principle of binominal nomenclature is important in the ICZN.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms

      A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

    2. A construct involving two nouns or two names.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for binominal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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