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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word specific epithet:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. specific epithet: Merriam-Webster
  2. specific epithet: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. specific epithet: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. specific epithet: Wiktionary
  5. specific epithet: Dictionary.com
  6. Specific epithet (zoology), Specific epithet: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. specific epithet: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. specific epithet: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (specific epithet)

noun:  (taxonomy) The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.

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