Meaning of bionym | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The proper name of a living being.
2. A name derived from a habitat or an environmental characteristic.

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Examples

“Our starting point⟳ is the bionym, the name⟳ forming part of a specialised vocabulary which classifies plants or animals. How does one decide⟳ on the number⟳ of nomials in a given bionym, so that it is called a uni-, bi- or trinomial?”

“Its name⟳ is a bionym combined with a taxonym. The first element of the name⟳, the bionym, references the bird's habitat, which is the Chaco Plain,[…].”

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