"Binominal" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... insisted on Latin names, because, if every naturalist should use his own language, it must lead to great confusion, and this Latin nomenclature of double significance was adopted by all. Another advantage of this binominal Latin nomenclature consists in preventing the confusion frequently arising from the use of the same name to designate different animals in different parts of the world,—as, for instance, the name of Robin, used in America to designate a bird ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 • Various |
