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Subject:	Re: ICZN
From:	Gary Rosenberg <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 16 Mar 2000 17:18:28 -0500
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>>> "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> 03/16/00 11:00AM >>>
I am interested in knowing if the new ICZN has succumbed to Webster's
spelling of "binomial". I have always preferred "binominal" which the
old ICZN uses, since I can't see dropping the final "n" in "nomen" in
order to make the adjective. But then, why change the "e" to "i" in
either case. Oh, to be more educated !


The ICZN continues to use "binominal" despite the preference of Merriam-Webster for "binomial". Many biologists also use "binomial", perhaps influenced by its use in mathematics, e.g., "binomial distribution".

In Latin "nomen" is singular, "nomina" is plural, and the root for forming combinations is "nomin-", for example, "nomination".

Gary


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