common name

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Noun

common name (plural common names)

1. (taxonomy) The name by which a species is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.
2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see common, name

Synonyms

• vernacular name

Translations

• French: nom vernaculaire
• German: Trivialname
• Spanish: nombre común

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