nome |
1. A province or political division, as of modern Greece or ancient Egypt; a nomarchy. 2. Any melody determined by inviolable rules. Origin: Gr, fr. To deal out, distribute. <mathematics> See Term. Origin: Cf. Binomial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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nomenclatress |
A female nomenclator. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
nomenclatural type |
The constituent element of a taxon to which the name of the taxon is permanently attached; the type of a species is preferably a strain (in special cases it may be a description, a preserved specimen or preparation, or an illustration); the type of a genus is a species; and the type of an order, family, or tribe is the genus on whose name the name of the higher taxon is based. (05 Mar 2000) |
nomenclature |
<zoology> The description of new taxa or alterations to the concept of previously described taxa which involve changes in the names of taxa. (09 Jan 1998) |
Nomenklatur Kommission |
Committee on Nomenclature of the German Anatomical Society, appointed to revise or supplement the BNA (1895). (05 Mar 2000) |