species name
A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: the generic name and the…A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: the generic name (or generic epithet, the genus of the species) and the specific name (a term used only in zoology, never in botany, for the second part of a binomial) or the specific epithet (the term always used in botany, which can also be used in zoology).
Meaning
2 sensesA scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: the generic name (or generic epithet, the genus of the species) and the specific name (a term used only in zoology, never in botany, for the second part of a binomial) or the specific epithet (the term always used in botany, which can also be used in zoology).
Meronyms: genus name, generic name, generic epithet; specific epithet, species epithet, specific name
Artname
Specific epithet, species epithet, specific name
Translations
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Forms
plural: species names| Singular | species name |
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