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vernacular name

vernacular name noun: a name in a vernacular language, distinct from a taxonomic name, that is used to refer to an organism and may, though not always, correspond to a taxonomic name.

Noun

vernacular name (plural vernacular names)

  1. A name in a vernacular language, distinct from a taxonomic name, that is used to refer to an organism and may, though not always, correspond to a taxonomic name.
  2. A name that does not unambiguously define a substance.

vernacular name meaning in Tamil

vernacular name in Tamil

தாய்மொழிப் பெயர், வட்டாரப் பெயர்

Forms of vernacular name

pluralvernacular names

Questions about vernacular name

What does vernacular name mean?
Vernacular name means a name in a vernacular language, distinct from a taxonomic name, that is used to refer to an organism and may, though not always, correspond to a taxonomic name.
What is vernacular name in Tamil?
Vernacular name in Tamil is தாய்மொழிப் பெயர், வட்டாரப் பெயர். See Vernacular name meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vernacular name?
Vernacular name is a noun.
What is the plural of vernacular name?
The plural of vernacular name is vernacular names.

Words near vernacular name in the dictionary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vernacular name (page history and authors); vernacular name (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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