Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

common name

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
com-mon -name
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public.

noun

A name that unambiguously identifies a substance but is not the IUPAC systematic name.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, name.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

common names (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

scientific name taxonomic name trivial name vernacular name systematic name

Synonyms

vernacular name trivial name

Questions

What does common name mean?
The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public.

How to pronounce common name

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