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Oh, dude, it's like the scientific version of a first and last name - it's the genus and species names. So, for humans, it's Homo sapiens. You know, just in case you want to get all fancy and scientific at your next dinner party.

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Binomial nomenclature is the system used in taxonomy to give each organism a scientific name. It consists of two names: the genus name and the species name. The genus name is capitalized and both names are italicized or underlined when written. For example, in Homo sapiens, "Homo" is the genus name and "sapiens" is the species name.

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binary nomenclature (especially in botanical circles), or binomial classification system

The two names are:

the Genus (to which the species belongs)

the Specific Epithet (unique for each species within the genus)

Example: Humans are Homo sapiens

Binomial means the two part format of the scientific name

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