EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The first word of a scientific name of an organism indicates its genus and the second word indicates the species. By this method of binomial nomenclature, the scientific name of an organism has been made common all over the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -A species name is based on an organism’s biological classification and follows the system of binomial nomenclature. A name consists of two words: the generic name and the specific epithet. The generic name is the genus to which the species belongs, and the specific epithet refers to the species within that genus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scientific Names of Animals And Plants Such a name is called a binomial name or a scientific name. The generic name or the initial part of the name highlights the genus to which an organism belongs. The second part, or the specific name, identifies the exact species under which the organism falls, within the genus.