"common name" meaning in All languages combined

See common name on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: common names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} common name (plural common names)
  1. (taxonomy) The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name. Categories (topical): Taxonomy Translations (a name by which an organism is known to the general public): 俗名 (súmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), obecné jméno (Czech), yleiskielinen nimi (Finnish), kansanomainen nimi (Finnish), nom vernaculaire (French), Trivialname [masculine] (German), nazwa zwyczajowa [feminine] (Polish), nazwa popularna [feminine] (Polish), nome comum [masculine] (Portuguese), nome popular [masculine] (Portuguese), nome vernáculo [masculine] (Portuguese), nombre común [masculine] (Spanish), trivialnamn [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-common_name-en-noun-B6~i4QxD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 29 2 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of 'a name by which an organism is known to the general public': 71 22 6
  2. (chemistry) A name that unambiguously identifies a substance but is not the IUPAC systematic name. Categories (topical): Names
    Sense id: en-common_name-en-noun-ddf9uXLf Disambiguation of Names: 33 44 23 Categories (other): Chemical notation Disambiguation of Chemical notation: 39 49 12 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, name.
    Sense id: en-common_name-en-noun-p4L6~RAv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vernacular name [taxonomy, biology, natural-sciences] Related terms: scientific name

Inflected forms

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