scientific name

/ sī′ən-tĭf′ĭk /

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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I wish you would kindly also add the scientific name of the John Crow, with any particulars that you would think of interest.

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No one ever forgot the roly-poly pudding made without suet; synthetic rubber was its scientific name.

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The scientific name for "Father Long-legs" is Tipula oleracea.

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The doctor had some scientific name for it, and I was taking medicine.

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One is a common, vernacular, or popular name; the other is a technical or scientific name.

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