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epithets
noun(ep-i-thet)
a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
epithets
noun(ep-i-thet)
a disparaging or abusive word or phrase
epithets
noun(ep-i-thet)
the part of a taxonomic name identifying a subordinate unit within a genus
epithets
noun(ep-i-thet)
the Latin or latinized noun or adjective that follows the genus name in a taxonomic binomial

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