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specific epithet  
n.  The uncapitalized Latin adjective or noun that follows a capitalized genus name in binomial nomenclature and serves to distinguish a species from others in the same genus, as saccharum in Acer saccharum (sugar maple). Also called trivial name.
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n.  

  1. A common or vernacular name as distinguished from a specific name, as chimpanzee for Pan troglodytes.

  2. See specific epithet.

  3. Chemistry A common, historic, or convenient name for a substance, derived often from the source in which the substance was discovered, but unsystematic and not used in modern official nomenclature, as sucrose for β-D-fructofuranosyl-α-D-glucopyranoside.

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Main Entry: triv·i·al name
Pronunciation: 'triv-E-&l-
Function: noun
1 : SPECIFIC EPITHET
2 : a common or vernacular name of an organism or chemical
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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trivial name triv·i·al name (trĭv'ē-əl)
n.

  1. A common, historic, or convenient name for a substance, derived often from the source in which the substance was discovered, but unsystematic and not used in modern official nomenclature, as aspirin for salicylic acid.

  2. A common or vernacular name as distinguished from a specific name, as human for Homo sapiens.

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