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In zoological nomenclature, a '''specific name''' or '''specific epithet''' is the second part (second ...], "epithet" ''always'' refers to the specific name, whereas in zoological nomenclature, without qualifiers ("generic"/"specific") it can refer to either part of t

* [[binominal nomenclature]] * [[trinomial nomenclature]]

In biological nomenclature, a '''generic name''' or "the name of a genus" (sometimes "genus name") is See also [[Nomenclature Codes]]

...rocess known as a Bernoulli trial. Instead, the correct term is binominal nomenclature, which consists of a binomen, the genus and species. * [[Nomenclature Codes]]

...eferring especially European works of the preceding era, remember that the nomenclature used is usually not in accord with contemporary standards. * [[binominal nomenclature]]

...]] and/or [[Group]] epithets must conform to the ''[[International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants]]''. The purpose of a formal name is to have a single ...name]]; [[zoological nomenclature|zoological]] and [[International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria|bacterial]] ([[virus classification|viral]] names above genus a

...em biologists use for naming organisms. This system is known as [[binomial nomenclature]], and it was invented by Carl [[Linnaeus]] in the 18th century. ...valid genus need to be reassessed. See [[scientific classification]] and [[Nomenclature Codes]] for more details of this system. Also see [[type genus]].

In the [[binomial nomenclature]] used worldwide, the name of an [[organism]] is composed of two parts: its ...valid genus need to be reassessed. See [[scientific classification]] and [[nomenclature Codes]] for more details of this system. Also see [[type genus]].

...pectively. This convention for naming species is referred to as [[binomial nomenclature]]. Today, nomenclature is regulated by [[Nomenclature Codes]], which allows names divided into ranks; see [[rank (botany)]] and [

...tains many other species). The name of the species is the whole [[binomial nomenclature|binomial]], not just the second term (which may be called [[specific name]] ...Linnaeus]] in the 1700s and as a result is sometimes called the "binomial nomenclature". At this time, the chief biological theory was that species represented in