"scientific name" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scientific names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scientific name (plural scientific names)
  1. A formal name according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a taxon: Synonyms: Latin name [formal, name] Hyponyms: botanical name, zoological name, binomen, binomial name, binomial, binominal name, binominal, trinomial name Translations (formal name): اِسْم عِلْمِيّ (ism ʕilmiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), 學名 (Chinese Mandarin), 学名 (xuémíng) (Chinese Mandarin), vědecký název [masculine] (Czech), tieteellinen nimi (Finnish), nom scientifique [masculine] (French), nom savant [masculine] (French), nome scientifico [masculine] (Italian), 学名 (gakumei) (alt: がくめい) (Japanese), ശാസ്ത്രീയനാമം (śāstrīyanāmaṁ) (Malayalam), نام علمی (nâm-e 'elmi) (Persian), nazwa naukowa [feminine] (Polish), nome científico [masculine] (Portuguese), nombre científico [masculine] (Spanish), bilimsel ad (Turkish), bilimsel isim (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Fagaceae is the scientific name for the oak family."
        },
        {
          "text": "Panthera leo is the scientific name for the lion."
        },
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          "ref": "2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62",
          "text": "From the point of view of biology, a bird has both a scientific name and a common name.",
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          "sense": "formal name",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "formal name",
          "word": "tieteellinen nimi"
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          "lang": "French",
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          "sense": "formal name",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "formal name",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "alt": "がくめい",
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          "sense": "formal name",
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          "lang": "Malayalam",
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          "sense": "formal name",
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "formal name",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "formal name",
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "formal name",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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    },
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      "word": "binomial"
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        },
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        },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ism ʕilmiyy",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اِسْم عِلْمِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "word": "學名"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuémíng",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "word": "学名"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "word": "tieteellinen nimi"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "formal name",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "gakumei",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "word": "学名"
    },
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "śāstrīyanāmaṁ",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "word": "ശാസ്ത്രീയനാമം"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
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      "sense": "formal name",
      "word": "نام علمی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nazwa naukowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nome científico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "nombre científico"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "word": "bilimsel ad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "formal name",
      "word": "bilimsel isim"
    }
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