common name

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

EntityQ502895

Also known as trivial name · trivial epithet · country name · farmer's name · popular name · vernacular name

Subclass of: name
Part of: non-science

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In biology, a common name is a name of a taxon or organism that is based on the normal language of everyday life. It may happen that the same name is used for different organisms in different regions, or that the same organism is referred to by different names ; and different languages use different names Many, but not all, organisms have a common name. Organisms—viruses, bacteria, plants, animals, etc.—are also given unique Latin-based scientific names, usually unrelated to the common name; for example the European robin is referred to as Erithacus rubecula in all languages.

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21 statements · 33% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Main Wikidata property: taxon common name
Opposite of: scientific name criterion used: scientific method
Different from: organisms known by a particular common name
appellation
trivial name
nom d'usage
Said to be the same as: trivial name

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13 identifiers linking common name across the web's reference databases

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