binomen
nounEtymology Latin bis (“double, twice”) + nōmen (“name”).
1
A name having two parts.
2
Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.
- Each type species is cited in its original binomen (Recommendation 67B of the Code, ICZN 1999α), and if that name is a synonym then it is followed by the valid name of the species in parentheses.2020 March 5, James E. O'Hara et al., Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World: