"common name" meaning in English

See common name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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. Categories (topical): Taxonomy Synonyms: vernacular name 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-r9bKsRIu Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 45 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 51 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 51 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 50 5 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of 'a name by which an organism is known to the general public': 70 24 6
  2. (chemistry) A name that unambiguously identifies a substance but is not the IUPAC systematic name. Categories (topical): Chemical notation, Names
    Sense id: en-common_name-en-noun-ddf9uXLf Disambiguation of Chemical notation: 9 87 4 Disambiguation of Names: 23 61 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 45 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 59 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 56 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 51 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 36 61 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 64 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 51 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 50 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 37 60 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 62 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 62 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 41 56 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 33 64 3 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

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