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scientific name
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- A name used by scientists, especially the taxonomic name of an organism that consists of the genus and species. Scientific names usually come from Latin or Greek. An example is Homo sapiens, the scientific name for humans.
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The greater flamingo, or Phoenicopterus roseus to use its scientific name, is listed as a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Its scientific name is Amorphophallus titanum, which is derived from Ancient Greek and means "giant misshapen penis",
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Its full scientific name is Pyrocystis lunula.
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She has given the new fish a scientific name with a personal twist: Harriota avia.
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When researchers discovered a gecko that reminded them of the paintings of van Gogh, they gave it the scientific name Cnemaspis vangoghi.
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