In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, also called binominal nomenclature or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

What is a binomial nomenclature easy definition?

: a system of nomenclature in which each species of animal or plant receives a name of two terms of which the first identifies the genus to which it belongs and the second the species itself.

What is binomial nomenclature example?

Binomial Nomenclature uses the genus and species name of the organism. For example, human would be written as Homo sapien. The genus and species names should be either underlined or italicized.