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binomen

binomen noun: a name having two parts.

Noun

binomen (plural binomina)

  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.
    • Each type species is cited in its original binomen (Recommendation 67B of the Code, ICZN 1999α), and if that name is a synonym then it is followed by the valid name of the species in parentheses.2020 March 5, James E. O'Hara et al., Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World

Synonyms of binomen

All synonyms of binomen

Forms of binomen

pluralbinomina

Origin of binomen

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

Questions about binomen

What does binomen mean?
Binomen means a name having two parts.
What part of speech is binomen?
Binomen is a noun.
What is the plural of binomen?
The plural of binomen is binomina.

Words near binomen in the dictionary

  1. binoids
  2. Binokid
  3. binology
  4. binom
  5. binome
  6. binomen
  7. binomenclature
  8. binomes
  9. binomial
  10. binomial coefficient
  11. binomial coefficients

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