scientific names
Latin species labels
Scientific names are the formal Latin or Latinized names assigned to organisms in biological taxonomy, consisting of genus and species: *Homo sapiens*, *Canis lupus*, *Escherichia coli*.
The system, established by Linnaeus, provides universal identification across languages.
Scientific names are italicized, with the genus capitalized and the species lowercase.
The scientific name for the common housecat is *Felis catus*.
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- specimenIndividual for examination
- Systema NaturaeFoundational biological classification text
- binomialExpression with two terms
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- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- taxonomygenus, species, taxon, kingdom, phylum
- italicized textemphasis, book titles, foreign words
- nomenclaturetaxonomy, taxa, genus, species, anatomical terms
- namingnomenclature, nicknames, naming conventions, aliases, monikers
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