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generic name
(english) According to the Code, (1) a scientific name of a taxon at the rank of genus; (2) the first name of a binomen or a trinomen. (See also: genus, Code, binomen)
nom générique
(french) D’après le Code, (1) nom scientifique d’un taxon du rang de genre ; (2) premier nom d’un binôme ou d’un trinôme. (See also: genus, Code, binomen)
nome genérico
(portuguese) Do Código, (1) nome científico dum taxon ao nível do género; (2) o primeiro nome dum nome binominal ou trinominal. (See also: genus, Code, binomen)

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