scientific name

American  

[sahy-uhn-tif-ik naym] / ˈsaɪ ənˌtɪf ɪk ˈneɪm /

noun

plural

scientific names

1. the name used by scientists for a particular organism, consisting of the genus name followed by the species name, conventionally in italics and with the genus name spelled with a capital letter, the species name with a lower-case letter; taxonomic name, binomial nomenclature.

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scientific name Scientific  

/ 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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Other Word Forms

• scientific naming noun

Example Sentences

Lunar regolith is the scientific name for the dusty material that covers the Moon's surface.

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Viewers were invited to submit a proposed scientific name along with a justification.

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Ferreiraella populi has now been described and given a scientific name only two years after its discovery.

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“The scientific name for polar bears is Ursus maritimus, which means ‘sea bear,’ ” Owen said, shifting back to his tour guide script.

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The frog was logged under specimen number KU 221832 and given the scientific name Dendrobates duellmani.

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