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  2. List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names

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    The roots for the binomial name are crassus (thick, fat) and rupestris (living on cliffs or rocks) This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants ...

  3. Binomial nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    Since 1961, [ 44 ] "binomi n al nomenclature" is the technically correct term in zoology. [ 1 ] A binomial name is also called a binomen (plural binomina) or binominal name. [ 2 ] Both codes consider the first part of the two-part name for a species to be the "generic name".

  4. Glossary of scientific naming - Wikipedia

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    nomen confusum (plural: nomina confusa), (bact.) a name based on a mixed bacterial culture. nomen perplexum (plural: nomina perplexa), a name confusingly similar to another name or names. nomen periculosum (plural: nomina periculosa), an name which can lead to dangerous outcomes, through confusion.

  5. Botanical nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    Botanical nomenclature is the formal, scientific naming of plants. It is related to, but distinct from taxonomy. Plant taxonomy is concerned with grouping and classifying plants; botanical nomenclature then provides names for the results of this process. The starting point for modern botanical nomenclature is Linnaeus ' Species Plantarum of 1753.

  6. List of commonly used taxonomic affixes - Wikipedia

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    "Felis" alone is the genus name for the group that includes the domestic cat. Examples: Dinofelis ("terrible cat"); Eofelis ("dawn cat"); Pardofelis ("leopard cat")-form, -formes: Pronunciation: /foʊrm/, /foʊrms/. Origin: Latin: forma. Meaning: shape, form. Used for large groups of animals that share similar characteristics; also used in ...

  7. Taxonomy (biology) - Wikipedia

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    e. In biology, taxonomy (from Ancient Greek τάξις (taxis) 'arrangement' and -νομία (-nomia) ' method ') is the scientific study of naming, defining (circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon) and these groups are given a taxonomic ...

  8. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Drosophila gene. Lunatic Fringe, Manic Fringe, and Radical Fringe. MAP kinase kinase kinase and MAP kinase kinase kinase kinase. MinosPhrime [5] Named after Minos Prime from the video game ULTRAKILL. Found in flower beds outside of college dormitory building, dug 2 inches deep into the soil. Soil was woodchip-heavy.

  9. Nomenclature codes - Wikipedia

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    Nomenclature codes or codes of nomenclature are the various rulebooks that govern the naming of living organisms. Standardizing the scientific names of biological organisms allows researchers to discuss findings (including the discovery of new species). As the study of biology became increasingly specialized, specific codes were adopted for ...