English Explanatory Dictionary

binomen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A name having two parts.
  2. A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

Word forms

binomen binomina

Etymology

Latin bis (“double, twice”) + nōmen (“name”).

Synonyms

binomial binomial name binominal binominal name species name dionym
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