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Common name

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 ("robin" is used for several species of passerine birds), or that the same organism is referred to by different names (cougar, puma, mountain lion, panther);…

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Use as part of folk taxonomy

Degenerate examplesGinkgoOkapiRatelFolk taxonomy
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Coining common names

ClassicalModernLatinGreekLatinised
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Lists that include common names

Collective nounsCSIROAustralian Fish Names CommitteeSeafood Services AustraliaEntomological Society of America
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Geographic range of use

GermanicRomance languages
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Use as part of folk taxonomy

Common names and the binomial system

Geographic range of use

Constraints and problems

Coining common names

Lists that include common names

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Common name

Nodes70
Edges69
Triples71
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028571
Components1

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Common name

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related to Official lists · 21
Common name → AFNC, AFNS, Australia's, Australian Aquatic Biota, Australian Fish Names Committee, Australian Fish Names List, Australian Standard, CAAB, Codes, CSIRO, For, July, List, Seafood Services Australia, Secretariat, Some, SSA, Standards Australia, Standards Development, The AFNS
related to Coining common names · 12
Common name → Botanical Nomenclature, Candolle's Laws, English, Greek, In, International Code, Latin, Latinised, Many, Nomenclature, Such, The
related to Common names and the binomial system · 11
Common name → Flora Svecica, Linnaean, Linnaeus, Ren-losta, Råg-losta, Stearn, Sweden, Swedish, The, The Swedish, William
related to Constraints and problems · 7
Common name → Because, Common, Conversely, In, Lay, Many, The
related to Geographic range of use · 7
Common name → For, Germanic, Irish, Many, Romance, Some, The
related to External links · 5
Common name → Common SubstancesPlantas, Medicinal, Multiscript Plant Name DatabaseThe, Names, Plant
related to Use as part of folk taxonomy · 4
Common name → Braulidae, Folk, ICZN, In
see also · 2
Common name → Folk, Plant
is a · 1
Common name → name of a taxon or organism that is based on the normal language of everyday life

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Important terminology

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Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Common nameis aname of a taxon or organism that is based on the normal language of everyday life0.90text
screechinstance ofA collective name such as owl was made more precise by the addition of an adjective0.80text
Common namerelated to Coining common namesIn0.60section
Common namerelated to Coining common namesLatin0.60section
Common namerelated to Coining common namesGreek0.60section
Common namerelated to Coining common namesLatinised0.60section
Common namerelated to Coining common namesMany0.60section
Common namerelated to Coining common namesEnglish0.60section
Common namerelated to Coining common namesSuch0.60section
Common namerelated to Coining common namesThe0.60section
Common namerelated to Coining common namesCandolle's Laws0.60section
Common namerelated to Coining common namesBotanical Nomenclature0.60section

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