noun
binomial nomenclature
Rare biology term; the more common synonym is 二名法 (にめいほう).
See also: 二名法
生物の学名は二命名法に従って付けられる。
Scientific names of organisms are given according to binomial nomenclature.
More common synonym for binomial nomenclature; 二命名法 is a rare variant.
Compound of 二 (two), 命名 (naming), and 法 (method/law), literally 'two-name naming method'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a calque of English 'binomial nomenclature'.