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Preferred term

nomen  

Definition

  • Scientific name as defined and regulated by the Code. (Dubois 2000)

Entry terms

  • scientific name
  • zoological name

Note

  • Etymology: L: nomen, name.

Scope note

  • Code: Scientific name: Of a taxon: a name that conforms to Article 1, as opposed to a vernacular name. The scientific name of a taxon at any rank above the species group consists of one name; that of a species, two names (a binomen); and that of a subspecies, three names (a trinomen). A scientific name is not necessarily available.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • Dubois, A. (2000) Synonymies and related lists in zoology: general proposals, with examples in herpetology. Dumerilia, 4 (2): 33–98.

Identifier

  • 903

In other languages

  • French

  • nom scientifique
  • nom zoologique

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/FM8-HWT1L3JG-0

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