trinomen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A scientific name at the rank of subspecies: an expansion of a binomial name (a genus and a species) combined with the name of the subspecies; for example Anopheles gigas formosus or Homo sapiens sapiens.

Word forms

trinomen trinomina

Synonyms

ternary name three-part name trinomial name

Related words

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