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specific name

specific name noun: the second word in the scientific name of an animal species, following the name of the genus.

Noun

specific name (plural specific names)

  1. The second word in the scientific name of an animal species, following the name of the genus.
    • Holonyms: species name (the binomial unit), binominal name, binomial name

specific name meaning in Tamil

specific name in Tamil

சிற்றினப் பெயர்

Forms of specific name

pluralspecific names

Questions about specific name

What does specific name mean?
Specific name means the second word in the scientific name of an animal species, following the name of the genus.
What is specific name in Tamil?
Specific name in Tamil is சிற்றினப் பெயர். See Specific name meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is specific name?
Specific name is a noun.
What is the plural of specific name?
The plural of specific name is specific names.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: specific name (page history and authors); specific name (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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