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Synonyms of binominal

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

Synonyms and similar words for binominal

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.
  • binomialA 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.
  • 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 binominal

  1. adjective Consisting of two names.
  2. adjective Pertaining to the noun binomen.
  3. adjective Pertaining to the nomenclature system for the rank of species in biological taxonomy.

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Questions about synonyms of binominal

What is another word for binominal?
Binominal has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as binomial, binomen, binomial name, binominal name, species name and dionym.
What does binominal mean?
Binominal means consisting of two names.

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