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Meanings of colloquial name in English

Russian
разговорное название
Portuguese
nome comum
Spanish
nombre comun
Catalan
nom comú

Name generally used for a taxon, group of taxa or organism(s)

разговорное название
Usage of colloquial name in English
1
The 'jungle' is the colloquial name for the make-shift camp that was dismantled.
Reuters
2
To them Burlington Notch became merely a colloquial name for Paradise, and life in the great hotel itself a beautiful dream.
Flowing Gold
3
It's not a scientific word, but the colloquial name for a type of acne that frequent wearing of a mask can cause.
The South African
4
While the project was good for the growers, it was also created to help Ni-Vans - the colloquial name for people from Vanuatu.
Radio NZ
5
The South African passport has once again earned its colloquial name -the Green Mamba -by continuing its descent down the global rankings.
The South African
6
Brands he had heard all his life as the familiar, colloquial names for ranch headquarters.
Cow-Country
7
I grew up knowing the colloquial names of all the plants, just because they were of economic importance.
The Irish Times
8
"It's a shock." He employed the colloquial name for a stroke of paralysis.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
9
"Ainham" literally means to saw, and is doubtless a colloquial name derived from a supposed slow, sawing process.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine