nomen

ˈnəʊ.mən

nomina

Definition

Definition of nomen - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

classification

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system of names used in a particular field

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The scientific nomen helps in identifying species.

nomenclature

taxonomy

science

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scientific name used in taxonomy

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The nomen of the species was revised by the scientists.

binomial name

scientific name

history

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the family name of an Ancient Roman

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The nomen of Julius Caesar was 'Caesar'.

cognomen

family name

surname

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Origin of nomen

Latin, nomen (name)

Examples of nomen in a sentence

Botanical nomen is crucial for plant classification.
The nomen was debated among the taxonomists.
Researchers published a paper on the new nomen.
His nomen was well-known in Roman society.
The historian studied the nomen of ancient families.

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French:terminologie, nom scientifique, ...
German:Nomenklatur, Nomen, ...
Italian:nomenclatura, nomen, ...
Spanish:nomenclatura, nombre científico, ...
Portuguese:nomenclatura, nomen, ...
Chinese:命名法, 学名, ...
Japanese:命名法, 学名, ...
Arabic:تَسْمِيَة, اِسْم عِلْمِي, ...
Hebrew:נוֹמֶנְקְלָטוּרָה, שֵׁם מַדָּעִי, ...
Russian:номенклатура, научное название, ...
Ukrainian:номенклатура, номен, ...
Hindi:नाम प्रणाली, वैज्ञानिक नाम, ...
Bengali:নামকরণ, নোমেন, ...
Catalan:nomenclatura, nomen, ...
Czech:názvosloví, taxonomické jméno, ...
Danish:navnesystem, nomen, ...
Dutch:nomen, wetenschappelijke naam, ...
Greek:ονοματολογία, επιστημονικό όνομα, ...
Hungarian:nomenklatúra, tudományos név, ...
Khmer:ប្រព័ន្ធនាមករណ៍, នាមវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:명명법, 학명, ...
Persian:نام‌گذاری علمی, نام علمی, ...
Polish:system nazw, nazwa naukowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):nomenclatura, nome científico, ...
Romanian:nomenclatură, nume științific, ...
Swedish:nomenklatur, nomen, ...
Thai:ระบบการตั้งชื่อ, ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์, ...
Turkish:adlandırma, bilimsel ad, ...
Vietnamese:hệ thống tên gọi, tên khoa học, ...

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