Binomial nomenclature consists of

Binomial nomenclature consists of Genus and species.
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms.
Both codes consider the first part of the two-part name for a species to be the "generic name" of a genus. In the zoological code (ICZN), the second part of the name is a "specific name" i.e. species.