Scientific nomenclature given by Carolus Linnaeus.

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Binomial system of nomenclature:
Carolus Linnaeus was the scientist who initially gave the binomial system of nomenclature.
It is the biological system of classifying and naming organisms according to their characteristics.
He named the organism which consists of two terms i.e the genus and species.
For example, Panthera tigris is the scientific name of a tiger in which Panthera is the genus and tigris is the species.

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