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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 is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
The word nomenclature is derived from the Latin word nomen ('name'), and calare ('to call'). The Latin term nomenclatura refers to a list of names, as does the word nomenclator , which can also indicate a provider or announcer of names.
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.
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publishes ICN the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. formerly ICBN or the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (current version the Shenzhen Code) Chapter F of this Code covers sections pertaining only to Fungi and can be further revised by the Fungal Nomenclature Session of an International Mycological ...
Glossary of underwater diving terminology; Glossary of underwater diving terminology: A–C; Glossary of underwater diving terminology: D–G; Glossary of underwater diving terminology: H–O; Glossary of underwater diving terminology: P–S; Glossary of underwater diving terminology: T–Z
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has brought with it a cornucopia of jargon — from "generative AI" to "synthetic data" — that can be hard to parse.
In contrast, the authoritative glossary attached to the textbook on Biological Nomenclature produced by the Systematics Association displays a very dismissive attitude to the question; for example, the only relevant entries it presents on the subject of the term sensu are: sens. str.: see s.s. sens. lat.: see s.l. sensu amplo: see s.l.