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infraspecific epithets

infraspecific epithets is the plural of infraspecific epithet.

Meaning of infraspecific epithet

Noun

infraspecific epithet (plural infraspecific epithets)

  1. The third word in the scientific name of an infraspecific taxon, following the name of the species. This applies only to formal names of plants and fungi, and not to the formal names of bacteria or animals.
    • In the name "Cannabis sativa subsp. indica", the word indica is the infraspecific epithet.

Questions about infraspecific epithets

What is infraspecific epithets the plural of?
Infraspecific epithets is the plural of infraspecific epithet.

Words near infraspecific epithets in the dictionary

  1. infrasound
  2. infrasounds
  3. infraspecies
  4. infraspecific
  5. infraspecific epithet
  6. infraspecific epithets
  7. infraspecifically
  8. infraspinal
  9. infraspinate
  10. infraspinati
  11. infraspinatous

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