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scientific naming

  • a word derived from scientific name.
    scientific name
    noun
    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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But scientific naming follows a rule of priority: when the same species has been given more than one scientific name, the earliest valid name takes precedence.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Because of rules governing the scientific naming of animals, Cope would forever be credited with the names believed to have been chosen by Scammon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

Subjecting species names to cultural fashions would undermine the stability in scientific naming, the commissioners stated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

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