scientific name

[ sī′ən-tĭfĭk ]

See synonyms for scientific name on Thesaurus.com
  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.

Words Nearby scientific name

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

How to use scientific name in a sentence

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

    Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II | S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley and Charles M. (Charles Matthews) Manly
  • No one ever forgot the roly-poly pudding made without suet; synthetic rubber was its scientific name.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • The scientific name for "Father Long-legs" is Tipula oleracea.

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

    Roads of Destiny | O. Henry
  • One is a common, vernacular, or popular name; the other is a technical or scientific name.