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scientific name — noun A formal name according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a taxon: Fagaceae is the scientific name for the oak family. Syn: botanical name, Latin name … Wiktionary
scientific name — Unique combination of two words (genus and specific epithet), Latin in form and usually derived from Greek or Latin roots, that identifies a particular species; botanical name. See also binomial nomenclature, nomenclature … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
scientific name — noun : a taxonomic name : taxon … Useful english dictionary
scientific name — The formal nomenclatural designation of a taxon … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
new scientific name — a scientific name, available or unavailable, when first proposed for a taxon … Dictionary of ichthyology
name — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 word/words sb/sth is known by ADJECTIVE ▪ Christian (BrE), first, given (esp. AmE) ▪ middle, second (= middle name) (BrE) ▪ family … Collocations dictionary
name — name1 W1S1 [neım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a person)¦ 2¦(of a thing or place)¦ 3¦(reputation)¦ 4¦(famous person/company/product)¦ 5 call somebody names 6 in somebody s name/in the name of somebody 7 something has somebody s name on it 8 in the name of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
name — Synonyms and related words: Christian name, Establishment, VIP, acclaim, advert to, advertise, alias, allude to, announce, appellation, appellative, appoint, assign, baptismal name, baptize, baron, be taken as, big, big cheese, big gun, big man,… … Moby Thesaurus
scientific — See science. ♦ Scientific name, inoa Lākina … English-Hawaiian dictionary
name available — a scientific name of an animal satisfies the provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, including publications of the name after 1757 in a latinized form or arbitrary combination of letters constructed so it can be treated… … Dictionary of ichthyology
