ternary name

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ternary name (plural ternary names)

  1. (taxonomy, zoology) A scientific name at the rank of subspecies: an expansion of a binomial name (a genus and a species) combined with the name of the subspecies; for example Homo sapiens sapiens.
    Hyponyms: infraspecific epithet, subspecific epithet, subspecific name

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