Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

generic name

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: gener-ic -name
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first word in a binominal name, which identifies the genus of the lifeform considered.

noun

A nonproprietary name given to a drug that is used to identify it irrespective of trademark.

noun

A similar nonproprietary name for any other product or service, denoting any member of the category.

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: species name (the binomial unit), binominal name, binomial name"
"Its generic name is Staphylococcus, but you may know it better by the common name staph."
"Its generic name is rosuvastatin, but you may know it better by the proprietary name Crestor."
"Seconal is the commercial name of the barbiturate quinalbarbitone. Its generic name is secobarbital."
"Its generic name is flying disc, but you may know it better by the proprietary name Frisbee. The generic name frisbee (lowercase) is used informally but not officially or legally."

Inflected Forms

generic names (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

specific epithet species epithet specific name subspecific epithet subspecific name

Synonyms

genus name generic epithet

Antonyms

trade name

Questions

What does generic name mean?: The first word in a binominal name, which identifies the genus of the lifeform considered.

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