Navigation
Home
Resources
Irregular verbs quizzes English conjugator English-French dictionary French dictionary English dictionary Monolingual dictionaries Scores by institution Free sample tests FAQ Pricing Tourism training Blog Videos
Login Sign up
Blog
Videos
Pricing
FR EN

binominal

adj, noun — 5 senses

binominal

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Latin binōminis (“having two names”).

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy Consisting of two names.

2

Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy Pertaining to the noun binomen.

3

Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy Pertaining to the nomenclature system for the rank of species in biological taxonomy.

  • The principle of binominal nomenclature is important in the ICZN.
Synonyms
binomial

binominal

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Latin binōminis (“having two names”).

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

2

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A construct involving two nouns or two names.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.