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  2. List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names

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    The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...

  3. Names for the human species - Wikipedia

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    Lapouge, 1899. troglodytes. Linnaeus, 1758. wadjakensis. Dubois, 1921. In addition to the generally accepted taxonomic name Homo sapiens ( Latin: 'wise man', Linnaeus 1758), other Latin-based names for the human species have been created to refer to various aspects of the human character. The common name of the human species in English is ...

  4. Binomial nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (which may ...

  5. List of fish common names - Wikipedia

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    Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.

  6. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Lunatic Fringe, Manic Fringe, and Radical Fringe. MAP kinase kinase kinase and MAP kinase kinase kinase kinase. MinosPhrime [ 5] Named after Minos Prime from the video game ULTRAKILL. Found in flower beds outside of college dormitory building, dug 2 inches deep into the soil. Soil was woodchip-heavy. bacteriophage.

  7. Wikipedia:Naming conventions (fauna) - Wikipedia

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    The name sardine is used for many different species of small, oily fishes; the appropriate things to do are to write an article describing the attributes the species have in common under that name, and create separate articles for each genus. However, when there is a clear core meaning for the common name, with other meanings by analogy, then ...

  8. List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C) - Wikipedia

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    List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C) Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus 's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [ 1] Many of these plants are listed in Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners.

  9. List of commonly used taxonomic affixes - Wikipedia

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    Used for species that resemble previously named species. Examples: Paranthodon ("nearly flower tooth"); Pararhabdodon ("near fluted tooth"); Parasaurolophus ("near lizard crest")-pelta: Pronunciation: /pɛltə:/ Origin: Ancient Greek: πέλτη (péltē). Meaning: shield. Frequently used for ankylosaurs.