trivial names
- plural of trivial name.
Example Sentences
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Hence their trivial names of “blauw” wildebeest and “brindled” gnoo.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
These have received trivial names, though it is believed that they are only varieties, as mentioned above.
From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by Harvey, William
All of the trivial names that apply to species herein recognized as members of the genus Osteocephalus are listed in table 1.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
From this they derive one of their trivial names of Ai, or Ay-ay.
From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by Harvey, William
The flora on the links and hills around was very beautiful, and I soon learnt the trivial names of all the plants.
From Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Somerville, Mary
