noun Download 🔗Share A scientific name, at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name. Examples : "In biology class, we learned that Homo sapiens, the name for humans, is a binominal. " biology science organism nature language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) A construct involving two nouns or two names. Examples : "The scientific binominal for the common house cat is Felis catus. " grammar linguistics language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Consisting of two names Examples : "The scientific name of a species is often binominal, using the genus and species names, like Homo sapiens for humans. " language linguistics word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Pertaining to the noun binomen Examples : "The student learned that the binominal nomenclature, consisting of genus and species, is used to scientifically name all living organisms. " language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Pertaining to the nomenclature system for the rank of species in biological taxonomy Examples : "The binominal naming system assigns each species a two-part name, like Homo sapiens for humans. " biology science organism nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading