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The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
Latinisation of names. Latinisation (or Latinization) [1] of names, also known as onomastic Latinisation, is the practice of rendering a non - Latin name in a modern Latin style. [1] It is commonly found with historical proper names, including personal names and toponyms, and in the standard binomial nomenclature of the life sciences.
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.
Blautia – Michael Blaut, a German microbiologist. Bordetella – Jules Bordet, a Belgian microbiologist. Borkar – Suresh Borkar, an Indian scientist. Borrelia – Amédée Borrel, a French scientist. Bosea – J. C. Bose, the founder of the Bose Institute. Bowmanella – John P. Bowman, an Australian microbiologist.
Possibly made up by the doctor making the diagnosis, given how it relates to the plot of the movie. Carnosaur virus Carnosaur: A genetically engineered virus created by Dr. Jane Tiptree. Infects fertile women of child-bearing age (including Dr. Tiptree herself), making them pregnant with a dinosaur.
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.
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Game Theory. John Forbes Nash. Nernst equation. Electrochemistry. Walther Nernst. Newton's law of cooling. Newton's law of universal gravitation. Newton's laws of motion. See also: List of things named after Isaac Newton.