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Record 1 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Paleontology
DEF

A system of naming plants and animals in which the name of each species consists of two words (i.e. a binomen), the first designating the genus and the second the particular species ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Nomenclature scientifique, introduite par C. von Linné, qui consiste à désigner les êtres vivants ou fossiles (plantes et animaux) par un nom latin constitué de deux mots, le premier pour le genre et le second pour l'espèce.

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