Definitions

scientific name

NOUN

genus and species epithet

Synonyms

WEAK

binomen binomial name binomial nomenclature scientific epithet taxonomic name trinomen trinomial name

Example Sentences

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The scientific name proposed for the new Nullarbor species is Bettongia haoucharae.

From Science Daily

Eventually the arm were identified as belonging to a seven-arm octopus, which has the scientific name Haliphron atlanticus.

From BBC

It’s not like the thing has a name tag, accompanied by a scientific name for its—his?—species.

From Literature

The scientific name for the giant panda is Ailuropoda melanoleuca.

From Literature

If the preceding description wasn't enough, the screwworm's scientific name, Cochliomyia hominivorax, hints at how much we really, truly don't want it back — hominivorax translates as "man-eater," and refers to observations of a 1858 screwworm outbreak among prisoners on Devil’s Island in French Guiana.

From Salon