species name

Noun

 * 1)  A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: the generic name (or generic epithet, the genus of the species) and the specific name (a term used only in zoology, never in botany, for the second part of a binomial) or the specific epithet (the term always used in botany, which can also be used in zoology).
 * 2)  specific epithet, species epithet, specific name
 * 1)  specific epithet, species epithet, specific name

Usage notes
The scientific name of a species is typeset in italics, the genus name (alone) having an initial capital letter (the specific epithet is not capitalized); for example the scientific name of the lion is Panthera leo.

Translations

 * German: Artname
 * Hungarian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: artsnavn
 * Nynorsk: artsnamn
 * Volapük: sotanem