scientific name

[sahy-uhn-tif-ik naym] / ˈsaɪ ənˌtɪf ɪk ˈneɪm /

NOUN

genus and species epithet

Synonyms

WEAK

binomen binomial name binomial nomenclature scientific epithet taxonomic name trinomen trinomial name

Example Sentences

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Viewers were invited to submit a proposed scientific name along with a justification.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

The frog was logged under specimen number KU 221832 and given the scientific name Dendrobates duellmani.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

When researchers discovered a gecko that reminded them of the paintings of van Gogh, they gave it the scientific name Cnemaspis vangoghi.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2024

The fox, which goes by the scientific name, Dusicyon avus, was of a medium size weighing 10-15 kg.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

The scientific name for the “corn” that was cultivated in the Americas is Zea mays.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz