单词 | specific name |
释义 | specific name[ spi-sif-ik neym ] / spɪˈsɪf ɪk ˈneɪm / noun Zoology.(in binomial nomenclature) the second part, always lowercased, of an animal species’ scientific name, but not applicable to plant species: for example, the species Sciurus carolinensis is a squirrel, as all squirrels belong to the genus Sciurus, but it is the specific name carolinensis that identifies the particular species, which is the eastern gray squirrel. Also called specific epithet . Origin of specific nameFirst recorded in 1750–55 Words nearby specific namespecific humidity, specific immune globulin, specific immunity, specific impulse, specificity, specific name, specific opsonin, specific parasite, specific performance, specific phobia, specific reaction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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