scientific name

English

Noun

scientific name (plural scientific names)

A formal name according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a taxon:
Fagaceae is the scientific name for the oak family.

Panthera leo is the scientific name for the lion.
- 2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, page 39–62:
  From the point of view of biology, a bird has both a scientific name and a common name.

Synonyms

(formal name): botanical name, Latin name, zoological name

Antonyms

(formal name): common name

Hyponyms

binomial name, trinomial name

Translations

formal name

Chinese:
Mandarin: 學名 (zh), 学名 (zh) (xuémíng)
Czech: vědecký název m
Finnish: tieteellinen nimi (fi)
French: nom scientifique (fr) m, nom savant m
Italian: nome scientifico m

Japanese: 学名 (ja) (がくめい, gakumei)
Malayalam: ശാസ്ത്രീയനാമം (śāstrīyanāmaṃ)
Portuguese: nome científico m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: nombre científico m

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