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plurinomen > binomen

Preferred term

binomen  

Definition

  • Nomen of rank species, composed of two terms, the generic substantive and the specific epithet. (Traditional term, definition by A. Dubois)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • binominal name

Note

  • Etymology: L: bis, twice - nomen, name.

Scope note

  • Code: The combination of two names, the first being a generic name and the second a specific name, that together constitute the scientific name of a species. Any interpolated names are not counted as components of a binomen.

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Identifier

  • 909

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/FM8-R76RFSQC-X

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