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Common name
Meaning
Noun
●
In Taxonomy:
The
name
by which an
organism
or group of
organism
s is known to the
general public
,
rather than
its
taxonomic
or
scientific
name
.
●
In Chemistry:
A
name
that
unambiguously
identifies
a
substance
but is not the IUPAC
systematic
name
.
●
Used
other than
figuratively
or
idiomatically
: see common, name.
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