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  • 41specific epithet — noun The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals an epithet does not occur (see specific name).… …

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  • 42compound epithet — an epithet formed from two or more words …

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  • 43infraspecific epithet — noun The third word in the scientific name of an infraspecific taxon, following the name of the species. This applies only to formal names of plants and fungi, and not to the formal names of bacteria or animals. In Cannabis sativa subsp. indica… …

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  • 44supply with an epithet — index call (title) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 45specific epithet — n the Latin or latinized noun or adjective that follows the genus name in a taxonomic binomial …

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  • 46specific epithet — noun Date: 1906 the Latin or latinized noun or adjective that follows the genus name in a taxonomic binomial …

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  • 47Bonapartism (epithet) — For supporters of the dynastic claims of the Bonaparte family, see Bonapartist. Bonapartism is often defined as a political expression in the vocabulary of Marxism and Leninism, deriving from the career of Napoleon Bonaparte. Karl Marx was a… …

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  • 48Gora (racial epithet) — Gora (or gaura ), is a Hindi and Punjabi word for a yellow skinned or light brown person, whether Indian or from other regions.According to the Natyasastra , the term refers to yellowish reddish . [ Studies in the Nāṭyaśāstra : with special… …

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  • 49specific epithet — see specific name …

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  • 50subspecific epithet — noun The third word in the scientific name of a subspecies, following the name of the species, but only in names of bacteria, plants and fungi. It is not used in formal names of animals …

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