scientific name

Summary

scientific name ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• scientific name is a type of name^[2].
• scientific name is a type of term^[3].
• scientific name is part of biological nomenclature^[4].
• scientific name's language of work or name is recorded as Latin^[5].
• scientific name's said to be the same as is recorded as validly published name^[6].
• scientific name is the opposite of common name^[7].
• scientific name's facet of is recorded as organism^[8].
• scientific name's main Wikidata property is recorded as P225^[9].
• scientific name's different from is recorded as virus name^[10].
• scientific name's different from is recorded as strain^[11].
• scientific name's different from is recorded as genetic variant^[12].
• scientific name's different from is recorded as isolate^[13].
• scientific name's different from is recorded as subspecies^[14].
• scientific name's different from is recorded as genotype^[15].
• scientific name's different from is recorded as serotype^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include name^[2] and term^[3]. scientific name is the opposite of common name^[7].

Use and Application

scientific name is part of biological nomenclature^[4].

Why It Matters

scientific name ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]