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binomial nomenclature

binomial nomenclature noun: the scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is some specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus. By convention, the whole name is typeset in italics. The genus part is often abbreviated to its initial letter e.g. H. sapiens for Homo sapiens.

Noun

binomial nomenclature (uncountable)

  1. The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is some specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus. By convention, the whole name is typeset in italics. The genus part is often abbreviated to its initial letter e.g. H. sapiens for Homo sapiens

binomial nomenclature meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Tagalog and Arabic

binomial nomenclature in Tamil

ஈருறுப்பு பெயரிடுமுறை, சிறப்பினப் பெயர்

binomial nomenclature in Telugu

The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
ద్వినామ నామకరణ dvināma nāmakaraṇa

binomial nomenclature in Tagalog

The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
duhakaying kangalanan

binomial nomenclature in Arabic

The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts
تَسْمِيَة ثُنَائِيَّة tasmiya ṯunāʔiyya
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binomial nomenclature in Indonesian
tatanama biologi
binomial nomenclature in Persian
نام علمی
binomial nomenclature in Thai
ระบบการเรียกชื่อสิ่งมีชีวิตแบบทวินาม rábòp gaan rîak chêu sìng mee cheewít bàep táwí naam
binomial nomenclature in Vietnamese
danh pháp hai phần, danh pháp lưỡng nôm

Questions about binomial nomenclature

What does binomial nomenclature mean?
Binomial nomenclature means the scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is some specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus. By convention, the whole name is typeset in italics. The genus part is often abbreviated to its initial letter e.g. H. sapiens for Homo sapiens.
What is binomial nomenclature in Tamil?
Binomial nomenclature in Tamil is ஈருறுப்பு பெயரிடுமுறை, சிறப்பினப் பெயர். See Binomial nomenclature meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is binomial nomenclature?
Binomial nomenclature is a noun.

Words near binomial nomenclature in the dictionary

  1. binomial distributions
  2. binomial expansion
  3. binomial expansions
  4. binomial name
  5. binomial names
  6. binomial nomenclature
  7. binomial random variable
  8. binomial random variables
  9. binomial series
  10. binomial test
  11. binomial tests

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