scientific name

1. A name used by scientists, especially the taxonomic name of an organism that consists of the genus and species. Scientific names usually come from Latin or Greek. An example is Homo sapiens, the scientific name for humans.

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

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The scientific name for the giant panda is Ailuropoda melanoleuca.

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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.

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The greater flamingo, or Phoenicopterus roseus to use its scientific name, is listed as a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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Its scientific name is Amorphophallus titanum, which is derived from Ancient Greek and means "giant misshapen penis",

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