genus name

== English == === Noun === genus name (plural genus names) (taxonomy) The scientific name of a genus, which is always capitalized and italicized. Synonyms: generic name, generic epithet; genus (elliptically) Holonyms: species name (the binomial unit), binominal name, binomial name Coordinate terms: specific name, specific epithet, species epithet; subspecific name, subspecific epithet ==== Usage notes ==== The scientific name (binomen) of a species is a two-part name and is typeset in italics, the genus name (the first name) has an initial uppercase (capital) letter and the species epithet (or specific epithet) is written with a lowercase (small) letter; for example, the scientific name of the wild Rock Dove is Columba livia. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === mangenues