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nomina

nomina

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Scientific names for species of plants, animals, or fungi
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : nombres científicos
  • The database contains thousands of nomina for plants, fungi, and microorganisms.

Examples

  • Taxonomists must follow strict rules when creating new nomina for discovered species.

  • Researchers compared the nomina of several related animal species to clarify their classification.

  • The nomina are essential in taxonomy.

  • The nomina were carefully reviewed by the committee.

  • Researchers compared the nomina of several related animal species to clarify their classification.

  • Taxonomists must follow strict rules when creating new nomina for discovered species.

  • The database contains thousands of nomina for plants, fungi, and microorganisms.

Surface Forms

nomina singular
nominae plural

Etymology

Nomina comes from the Latin nomen meaning 'name'. Scientists use nomina for the official names of species, so remember the related word nomenclature to connect nomina with scientific naming.