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Meanings of binomial nomenclature in English

Russian
бинарное название
Portuguese
nomenclatura binomial
Spanish
nombre específico
Catalan
nomenclatura científica
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Principle of giving species of living things a two-part name.

бинарное название
Usage of binomial nomenclature in English
1
Linnaeus's great invention was the system of binomial nomenclature: he decided that all species should be named in two halves.
The Guardian
2
The atomic notation was as serviceable to chemistry as the binomial nomenclature and the classificatory schematism of Linnæus were to zoölogy and botany.
The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century