binominal

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noun

A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
(grammar) A construct involving two nouns or two names.

adjective

Consisting of two names
Pertaining to the noun binomen
Pertaining to the nomenclature system for the rank of species in biological taxonomy

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Synonyms

binomen binomial binomial name binominal name species name multinominal binominous uninomial quadrinominal polynominal binodal binous binate uninominal polynymous bivariated bigeneric biconjugate

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