"genus name" meaning in English

See genus name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: genus names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} genus name (plural genus names)
  1. (taxonomy) The scientific name of a genus, which is always capitalized; the generic name or generic epithet. Wikipedia link: binomial nomenclature Categories (topical): Taxonomy Translations (genus name, generic name): Gattungsname [masculine] (German), Genusname [masculine] (German), nome genérico [masculine] (Portuguese), nome do gênero [masculine] (Portuguese), bidanem (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-genus_name-en-noun-mqyFOGkm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for genus name meaning in English (1.7kB)

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