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binomial nomenclature

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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.
binomial nomenclature, binominal
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) 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)
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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It is known as binomial nomenclature or ``two-named names,'' since every living thing, by the laws of this system, must have two names; the first name represents genus or general grouping and the second represents species or specific individual type.
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