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Rarebinomial nomenclature
The correct spelling is binomial nomenclature.
How to pronounce binomial nomenclature
noun
Say it like: Bin-omia-l n-ome-ncl-ach-er
The correct spelling is binomial nomenclature. The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is…
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- 1.The scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinized name in two parts; the first is the genus, and is written with an initial capital letter; the second is some specific epithet that distinguishes the species within the genus. By convention, the whole name is typeset in italics. The genus part is often abbreviated to its initial letter e.g. H. sapiens for Homo sapiens
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