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Scientific name
noun
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Noun
- 1 A formal name according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a taxon.
"From the point of view of biology, a bird has both a scientific name and a common name."
- 2 scientific name used in the study of biology or in the study of botany wordnet
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