Meaning of epithet

Epithet

Very Rare

noun

•

A

used to

a person or

.

•

A

used as a

for the

or

of a person.

•

One of many

or

used in the

and

to

a person, a group of people, or a

.

•

An

or

or

.

•

In Taxonomy:

A

in the

scientific name

of a

the

of the

or

. This

only to

of

,

and

. In

of

the

is the

.

verb

•

To

; to

to as.

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