Phrase guide

common name

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

Examples

  • Near-synonym: trivial name

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vernacular name, trivial name

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alias

2

noun

Meaning 2

A name that unambiguously identifies a substance but is not the IUPAC systematic name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 俗名 (súmíng) — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Czech: obecné jméno — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Finnish: yleiskielinen nimi — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Finnish: kansanomainen nimi — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • French: nom vernaculaire — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • German: Trivialname — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Polish: nazwa zwyczajowa — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Polish: nazwa popularna — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Portuguese: nome comum — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Portuguese: nome popular — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Portuguese: nome vernáculo — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Russian: обихо́дное назва́ние (obixódnoje nazvánije) — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Russian: наро́дное назва́ние (naródnoje nazvánije) — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Russian: просторе́чное назва́ние (prostoréčnoje nazvánije) — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Russian: общеупотреби́тельное назва́ние (obščeupotrebítelʹnoje nazvánije) — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Russian: вернакуля́рное и́мя (vernakuljárnoje ímja) — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Spanish: nombre común — a name by which an organism is known to the general public
  • Swedish: trivialnamn — a name by which an organism is known to the general public