binomen

noun

bi·​no·​men

(ˈ)bī¦nōmən

plural binomina

-nämənə

: a binomial naming a species

Canis latrans is the binomen of the coyote

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from bi- entry 1 + Latin nomen name

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