An epithet (from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional') is a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase)...
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ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora from the continental Southeast Asia. The epitheton paviana does not derive from the similar sounding German word for baboon...
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nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet, species epithet, or epitheton) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a...
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adjectīvum, a calque of Ancient Greek: ἐπίθετον ὄνομα (surname), romanized: epítheton ónoma, lit. 'additional noun' (whence also English epithet). In the grammatical...
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Nosferattus palmatus is a jumping spider. The epitheton palmatus is Latin for "webbed" and refers to the webbed palpal tibia in dorsal view. Males are...
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Look up epithet, byname, epitets, Epitheton, or specific epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An epithet is a name. In taxonomic nomenclature,...
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and nēma (νῆμα) meaning "naked" and "thread", respectively; the species epitheton sylvestre means "of the forest" in Latin. The Hindi and Urdu name gurmar...
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Nosferattus discus is a jumping spider. The epitheton is Latin for "disc" and refers to the shape of the cymbium. N. discus is about 4 mm long, with females...
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Nosferattus ciliatus is a jumping spider. The epitheton ("ciliated") refers to the ventral edge of the cymbium. The males are about 3mm long, with a yellow...
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