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translations for
epithet
Epitheton
das
Beiname
der
Beiwort
das
Attribut
das
Schimpfname
der
Schimpfwort
das
Spitzname
der
Definition of epithet
A
term
used to
characterize
a
person
or
thing
One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the ''
Iliad
'and ''
Odyssey
'to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing
A word in the
scientific name
of a
taxon
following the name of the
genus
or
species
. This applies only to formal names of
plant
s,
fungi
and
bacteria
. In formal names of
animal
s the corresponding term is the
specific name
To
term
; to refer to as
Related words
epithetic
epithetist
specific epithet
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