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Meaning of common name | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public.
  2. A name that unambiguously identifies a substance but is not the IUPAC systematic name.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, name.

Equivalents

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.

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