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binominal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
bi-nom-i-nal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of two names.

adj

Pertaining to the noun binomen.

adj

Pertaining to the nomenclature system for the rank of species in biological taxonomy.

noun

A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

noun

A construct involving two nouns or two names.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin binōminis (“having two names”).

Inflected Forms

binominals (plural)

Synonyms

binomen binomial binomial name binominal name species name dionym

Questions

What does binominal mean?
Consisting of two names.
Where does binominal come from?
Borrowed from Latin binōminis (“having two names”).

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