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binomial nomenclature
noun Zoology, Botany.
Origin:
1875–80
1875–80
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Binomial nomenclature
is always a great word to know.
So is amphibian. Does it mean:
| cold-blooded vertebrate comprised of frogs and toads, newts and salamanders and caecilians |
| phylum comprised of chordates |
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World English Dictionary
| binomial nomenclature or binominal nomenclature | |
| —n | |
| a system for naming plants and animals by means of two Latin names: the first indicating the genus and the second the species to which the organism belongs, as in Panthera leo (the lion) | |
| binominal nomenclature or binominal nomenclature | |
| —n | |
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Science Dictionary
| 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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