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(zoology) The third word in the scientific name of a subspecies, following the name of the species. This applies only to formal names of animals.

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subspecific name

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（動物学）正式な動物の学名において、種名に続く第3の名称、すなわち亜種を示す名称を指す。

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The specimen's tag listed the subspecific name, so the curator could verify it belonged to the described subspecies.

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標本のタグには亜種の学名の第三語が記載されていたので、学芸員はそれが記載された亜種に属することを確認できた。

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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.

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