binominal

1. 1.

   having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies

   “binomial nomenclature of bacteria”

   Synonymsbinomial

   Similaronymous

Questions about binominal

What does binominal mean?

binominal means "having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies".

How many syllables are in binominal?

binominal has 4 syllables and divides as bi-no-mi-nal under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for binominal?

Close synonyms include binomial. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.