trinomen
trinomen noun: a scientific name at the rank of subspecies: an expansion of a binomial name (a genus and a species) combined with the name of the subspecies; for example Anopheles gigas formosus or Homo sapiens sapiens.
Noun
trinomen (plural trinomina)
- A scientific name at the rank of subspecies: an expansion of a binomial name (a genus and a species) combined with the name of the subspecies; for example Anopheles gigas formosus or Homo sapiens sapiens.
- The subspecies (trinomen) is the only infraspecific taxon so recognized by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature... However, the category of subspecies has not been widely used in entomology, because, in most cases, the level of population differentiation within a species is not clearly...1993 May 10, Ke Chung Kim, Bruce A. McPheron, Evolution of Insect Pests: Patterns of Variation, John Wiley, →ISBN, page 458
- Synonyms:
- ternary name, three-part name, trinomial name
Synonyms of trinomen
- ternary name
- three-part name
- trinomial name
Forms of trinomen
| plural | trinomina |
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Questions about trinomen
- What does trinomen mean?
- Trinomen means a scientific name at the rank of subspecies: an expansion of a binomial name (a genus and a species) combined with the name of the subspecies; for example Anopheles gigas formosus or Homo sapiens sapiens.
- What part of speech is trinomen?
- Trinomen is a noun.
- What is the plural of trinomen?
- The plural of trinomen is trinomina.
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