subspecific name — noun The third word in the scientific name of a subspecies, following the name of the species. This applies only to formal names of animals. ::In the scientific name of the eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) the subspecific name… … Wiktionary
subspecific name — the third term of the trinomen, a subspecies … Dictionary of ichthyology
subspecific 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 … Wiktionary
Specific name — In zoological nomenclature, a specific name or specific epithet is the second part (second name) in the name of a species (a binomen). The first part is the name of the genus.Note that in botanical nomenclature, epithet always refers to the… … Wikipedia
Latin name — noun The formal Latin or Latinized name of a biological taxon according to an internationally accepted standard, especially the formal name of a species or subspecific taxon. Panthera leo is the Latin name for the lion … Wiktionary
Subspecies — This article is about the biological term. For the film series, see Subspecies (film series). Subspecies (commonly abbreviated subsp. or ssp.) in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, or a taxonomic unit in … Wikipedia
tautonymy — state of having the species or subspecies name identical to the generic name of the genus in which it is placed. Absolute tautonymy is the identical spelling of a generic or subgeneric name and the specific or subspecific name of one of its… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Willie Wagtail — Taxobox name = Willie Wagtail image width = 250px image caption = Willie Wagtail Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51329|title=Rhipidura… … Wikipedia
Acklins Ground Iguana — Taxobox image width = 250px name = Acklins Ground Iguana status =EN regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Iguanidae genus = Cyclura species = C. rileyi subspecies = C. r. nuchalis trinomial = Cyclura… … Wikipedia
Cyclura rileyi cristata — White Cay iguana Conservation status … Wikipedia
