| 单词 | specific epithet |
| 释义 | specific epithet[ spi-sif-ik ep-uh-thet ] / spɪˈsɪf ɪk ˈɛp əˌθɛt / noun Botany, Zoology.(in binomial nomenclature) the second part, always lowercased, of a plant or animal species’ scientific name: for example, the species Quercus albais an oak tree, as all oaks belong to the genusQuercus, but it is the specific epithet alba that identifies the particular species, which is the white oak. Compare specific name. Origin of specific epithetFirst recorded in 1905–10 Words nearby specific epithetspecific activity, specifically, specification, specific charge, specific dynamic action, specific epithet, specific gravity, specific heat, specific heat capacity, specific humidity, specific immune globulin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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