genus name
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English
Noun
genus name (plural genus names)
- (taxonomy) The scientific name of a genus, which is always capitalized and italicized.
- Synonyms: generic name, generic epithet
- Holonyms: species name (the binomial unit), binominal name, binomial name
- Coordinate terms: specific name, specific epithet, species epithet; subspecific name, subspecific epithet
Usage notes
The scientific name (binomen) of a species is a two-part name and is typeset in italics, the genus name (the first name) has an initial uppercase (capital) letter and the species epithet (or specific epithet) is written with a lowercase (small) letter; for example, the scientific name of the wild Rock Dove is Columba livia.
Translations
genus name, generic name
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