binominal
About 0.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Consisting of two names.
- adjective Pertaining to the noun binomen.
- adjective Pertaining to the nomenclature system for the rank of species in biological taxonomy.
The principle of binominal nomenclature is important in the ICZN.
- noun A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
- noun A construct involving two nouns or two names.
Similar words
binomial multinominal binominous uninomial quadrinominal polynominal binodal binous binate uninominal
Often followed by
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