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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.
are the binomial nomenclature name parts latin
In binomial nomenclature, both parts of the name use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

Question: what is the first part
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