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Synonyms of binomial

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Another word for binomial is binominal. Other synonyms of binomial are binome, binomen, binomial name, binominal name and species name.

Synonyms and similar words for binomial

nounA polynomial with two terms.

nounA scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

  • binomenA scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
  • binomial nameA scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
  • binominalA scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
  • binominal nameA scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
  • species nameA scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: the generic name (or generic epithet, the genus of the...
  • dionymA binomial name; a scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

Meaning of binomial

  1. adjective Consisting of two terms, or parts.
  2. adjective Of or relating to the binomial distribution.
  3. noun A polynomial with two terms.

Full definition of binomial

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Questions about synonyms of binomial

What is another word for binomial?
Binomial has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as binominal, binome, binomen, binomial name, binominal name, species name and dionym.
What does binomial mean?
Binomial means consisting of two terms, or parts.

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