单词 | specific epithet |
释义 | specific epithetnoun chiefly Botany & Microbiology The second element in the Latin binomial name of a species, which follows the generic name and distinguishes the species from others in the same genus. Compare with specific name, trivial name.The new species has since had popular media recognition under this name and it has therefore been preserved as the specific epithet. |
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