The species name ''sanctus'' (
Latin
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for "sacred") occurs in several
binomial names
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in the
taxonomy of life. Examples include:
* ''
Confuciusornis sanctus'', a prehistoric primitive bird
*
''Rubus ulmifolius'' subsp. ''sanctus'', or holy bramble
* ''
Todiramphus sanctus'', the sacred kingfisher
* ''
Tarachodes sanctus'', a species of praying mantis
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