Linnaean nomenclature
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Nomenclature codes — or codes of nomenclature are the various rulebooks that govern biological taxonomic nomenclature, each in their own broad field of organisms. To an end user who only deals with names of species, with some awareness that species are assignable to… … Wikipedia
Nomenclature Codes — The Nomenclature Codes (or the Codes of nomenclature ) are the rulebooks that govern biological nomenclature.After the successful introduction of two part names for species by Linnaeus it became ever more apparent that a detailed body of rules… … Wikipedia
Linnaean taxonomy — is a method of classifying living things, originally devised by (and named for) Carolus Linnaeus, although it has changed considerably since his time. The greatest innovation of Linnaeus, and still the most important aspect of this system, is the … Wikipedia
Nomenclature — For conventions governing Wikipedia article names, see Wikipedia:Naming conventions, for soviet class, see Nomenklatura. Nomenclature is a term that applies to either a list of names and/or terms, or to the system of principles, procedures and… … Wikipedia
nomenclature — nomenclatural, nomenclatorial /noh meuhn kleuh tawr ee euhl, tohr /, nomenclative /noh meuhn klay tiv/, adj. /noh meuhn klay cheuhr, noh men kleuh cheuhr, choor /, n. 1. a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or… … Universalium
Linnaean — adjective /lɪˈneɪ.ən,lɪˈniː.ən/ a) Of, or relating to , Swedish naturalist, either personally (i.e. a Linnaean name ) or in a wider sense, of the era influenced by him b) Of, or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him … Wiktionary
Linnaean Classification — Carolus Linnaeus (1707 1778), the most famous of all naturalists, was born Carl von Linne, but subsequently adopted the Latin form of his Swedish name. The son of a clergyman, Linnaeus became an avid botanist at a very early age; his nickname… … Dictionary of eponyms
nomenclature — A system of names as of anatomic structures, organisms, used in any science. [L. nomenclatura, a listing of names, fr. nomen, name, + calo, to proclaim] binary n., binomial n. SYN: linnaean system of n.. Cleland n. a n. for representing the… … Medical dictionary
Linnaean — Lin·nae·an or Lin·ne·an lə nē ən, nā ; lin ē ən adj of, relating to, or following the systematic methods of the Swedish botanist Linné who established the system of binomial nomenclature Lin·né li nā Carl von (Latin Carolus Lin·nae·us li nā əs,… … Medical dictionary
Linnaean — or Linnean adjective Etymology: Carolus Linnaeus Date: 1753 of, relating to, or following the systematic methods of the Swedish botanist Linnaeus who established the system of binomial nomenclature … New Collegiate Dictionary
