Specific name
- Pronunciation
- /suh-SPIS-ih-fik NAIM/
- Category
- Taxonomy
- Singular
- Specific name
- Plural
- Specific names
Definition
The second part of a binomial scientific name, used to identify a particular species within a genus.
Etymology
From Latin 'specificus', meaning 'belonging to a particular kind'.
Example
The specific name for the common housefly is _domestica_ in _Musca domestica_.