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who proposed the system of binomial nomenclature for organisms
Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, invented the modern system of binomial nomenclature.
how does binomial nomenclature work
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts.

Question: are the parts latin
Self-contained rewrite: are the binomial nomenclature name parts latin