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binomial nomenclature
–noun Zoology, Botany.
a system of nomenclature in which each species is given a unique name that consists of a generic and a specific term.
[Origin: 1875–80]
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binomial nomenclature  
n.   The scientific naming of species whereby each species receives a Latin or Latinized name of two parts, the first indicating the genus and the second being the specific epithet. For example, Juglans regia is the English walnut; Juglans nigra, the black walnut.

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binomial nomenclature  
The scientific system of naming an organism using two terms, the first being the genus and the second the species. The terms are usually Greek or Latin. For example, the scientific name of the narrow-leaf firethorn is Pyracantha angustifolia, where the genus is Greek for "fire thorn" and the species is Latin for "having narrow leaves."

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binomial nomenclature n.
The scientific naming of species whereby each species receives a Latin or Latinized name of two parts, the first indicating the genus and the second being the specific name.

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Main Entry: binomial nomenclature
Function: noun
: a system of nomenclature in which each species of animal or plant receives a name of two terms of which the firstidentifies the genus to which it belongs and the second the species itself

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