Specific name

In taxonomy, specific name refers either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:

• Specific name (botany), the two-part (binomial) name of a plant species. The species epithet refers to the second part of the name.
• Specific name (zoology), the second part (the species epithet) of the name of an animal species

This includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
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