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specific names

specific names is the plural of specific name.

Meaning of specific name

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

Questions about specific names

What is specific names the plural of?
Specific names is the plural of specific name.

Words near specific names in the dictionary

  1. specific language impairment
  2. specific language impairments
  3. specific leaf area
  4. specific leaf areas
  5. specific name
  6. specific names
  7. specific performance
  8. specific phobia
  9. specific phobias
  10. specific power
  11. specific powers

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