subspecific name

English

Examples
In the scientific name of the eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) the subspecific name is graueri, while the subspecies name is Gorilla beringei graueri. The specific name is beringei and the species name is Gorilla beringei.

Noun

subspecific name (plural subspecific names)

1. (zoology) The third word in the scientific name of an animal subspecies, following the name of the species.

   Hypernym: ternary name

   Coordinate terms: subspecific epithet, infraspecific epithet (the equivalent in plants, fungi, and bacteria), specific name, specific epithet, species epithet, genus name

Related terms

• infrasubspecific