specific epithet

English

Noun

specific epithet (plural specific epithets)

(taxonomy, botany) The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.
In Cannabis sativa the word sativa is the specific epithet.

Usage notes

The term specific epithet usually refers to the second element in the formal name of a plant, fungus, or bacterium. The corresponding element in the formal name of an animal is normally called its specific name.

Synonyms

species epithet

Related terms

Translations

(taxonomy, botany) second word in the scientific name of a species

Chinese:
Mandarin: 種名 (zh)
French: épithète spécifique (fr) f
German: Artname m, spezifisches Epitheton (de) n

Japanese: 種小名 (shushōmei)
Romanian: epitet specific n
Volapük: sotanem

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