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scientific name

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A formal name according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a taxon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِسْم عِلْمِيّ (ism ʕilmiyy) — formal name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 學名 /学名 (xuémíng) — formal name
  • Czech: vědecký název — formal name
  • Finnish: tieteellinen nimi — formal name
  • French: nom scientifique — formal name
  • French: nom savant — formal name
  • Italian: nome scientifico — formal name
  • Japanese: 学名 (gakumei) — formal name
  • Malayalam: ശാസ്ത്രീയനാമം (śāstrīyanāmaṁ) — formal name
  • Persian: نام علمی (nâm-e 'elmi) — formal name
  • Polish: nazwa naukowa — formal name
  • Portuguese: nome científico — formal name
  • Spanish: nombre científico — formal name
  • Turkish: bilimsel ad — formal name
  • Turkish: bilimsel isim — formal name