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binomial nomenclature

system of identifying species of organisms using a two-part name
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Summary

binomial nomenclature is a genus–differentia definition[1]. It draws 7,757 Wikipedia views per month (genus differentia definition category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Carl Linnaeus[3]
  • Creator: Carl Linnaeus[4]
  • Instance of: classification scheme[5]
  • Followed by: trinomial nomenclature[6]
  • Subclass of: biological nomenclature[7]
  • Place of publication: Netherlands[8]
  • Part of: taxonomy[9]
  • Said to be the same as: biological nomenclature[10]
  • Has part(s): genus[11]
  • Inception: 1735[12]
  • Topic's main category: Q9947920[13]
  • Facet of: species[14]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Species Plantarum[16]
  • Main Wikidata property: P225[17]
  • Different from: binominal nomenclature[18]
  • Uses: binomen[19], binary name[20], Latin grammar[21]

Why It Matters

binomial nomenclature has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 141 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Carl Linnaeus Netherlands taxonomy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Species Plantarum
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    Inception → +1735-00-00T00:00:00Z
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