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specific name

Syllabification: (spe·cif·ic name)
Definition of specific name

noun

chiefly Botany & Microbiology
  • the Latin binomial name of a species, consisting of the generic name followed by the specific epithet.
  • chiefly Zoologyanother term for specific epithet.

specific name in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of specific name in the British & World English dictionary