Meaning of common name | Babel Free
Definitions
- The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public.
- A name that unambiguously identifies a substance but is not the IUPAC systematic name.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, name.
Equivalents
Čeština
obecné jméno
Deutsch
Trivialname
Español
nombre común
Français
nom vernaculaire
Svenska
trivialnamn
Examples
“Near-synonym: trivial name”
“From the point of view of biology, a bird has both a scientific name and a common name.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.