specific epithet
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nounDefinition of SPECIFIC EPITHET
: the Latin or latinized noun or adjective that follows the genus name in a taxonomic binomial
First Known Use of SPECIFIC EPITHET
1906
specific epithet
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of SPECIFIC EPITHET
: the Latin or latinized noun or adjective that follows the genus name in a taxonomic binomial
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