taxonomic name

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The newly-discovered dinosaur has been given the taxonomic name Jakapil kaniukura, as paleontologists detailed in a recent article in the journal Scientific Reports.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2022

More formally they’ve dubbed it Carcharhinus obsolerus—the second word in the taxonomic name is Latin for “extinct.”

From Scientific American • Feb. 14, 2019

In 2011, the artist-formerly-known-as-golden-bum-fly officially got her new taxonomic name: Scaptia beyonceae.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2016