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infraspecific epithet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
in-fraspeci-fic ep-i-thet
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

infraspecific epithets (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

subspecific name

Synonyms

subspecific epithet

Questions

What does infraspecific epithet mean?
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.

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