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Record 1 2014-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

The scientific name of a species is composed of words usually derived from Latin or Greek, of which the first is the generic name and the second is the species name. Together, the generic and specific names constitute the scientific name, which is therefore a binomial ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
CONT

Le nom scientifique comporte toujours deux mots au minimum, ceux du genre et de l'espèce.

Spanish

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