common name en · NOUN
Meanings
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The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public.
From the point of view of biology, a bird has both a scientific name and a common name.
2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62:Near-synonym: trivial name
- A name that unambiguously identifies a substance but is not the IUPAC systematic name.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, name.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| common names | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
taxonomic name · systematic name · scientific name · vernacular name · trivial name
Hypernyms
Synonyms
vernacular name · trivial name
Translations (22)
de Trivialname (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · pl nazwa popularna (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · fr nom vernaculaire (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · cmn 俗名 (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · sv trivialnamn (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · ru обихо́дное назва́ние (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · pt nome popular (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · pt nome comum (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · ja 俗称 (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · ru вернакуля́рное и́мя (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · pt nome vernáculo (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · ko 속명 (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · fi yleiskielinen nimi (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · fi kansanomainen nimi (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · ja 俗名 (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · es nombre común (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · ru общеупотреби́тельное назва́ние (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · cs obecné jméno (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · pl nazwa zwyczajowa (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · ru наро́дное назва́ние (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · kn ಇರುವಹೆಸರು (a name by which an organism is known to the general public) · ru просторе́чное назва́ние (a name by which an organism is known to the general public)