genus name

English

Noun

genus name (plural genus names)

1. (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

• German: Gattungsname (de) m, Genusname m
• Portuguese: nome genérico m, nome do gênero m
• Volapük: bidanem

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