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specific epithet

specific epithet noun: the second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.

Noun

specific epithet (plural specific epithets)

  1. The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.
    • Holonyms: species name (the binomial unit), binominal name, binomial name
    Synonyms:
    species epithet

specific epithet meaning in Tamil

specific epithet in Tamil

உரிய பண்புச்சொல்

Synonyms of specific epithet

Forms of specific epithet

pluralspecific epithets

Questions about specific epithet

What does specific epithet mean?
Specific epithet means the second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.
What is specific epithet in Tamil?
Specific epithet in Tamil is உரிய பண்புச்சொல். See Specific epithet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is specific epithet?
Specific epithet is a noun.
What is the plural of specific epithet?
The plural of specific epithet is specific epithets.

Words near specific epithet in the dictionary

  1. specific contracts
  2. specific densities
  3. specific density
  4. specific energies
  5. specific energy
  6. specific epithet
  7. specific epithets
  8. specific fuel consumption
  9. specific fuel consumptions
  10. specific gravities
  11. specific gravity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: specific epithet (page history and authors); specific epithet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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