Specialis
Specialis is a Latin adjective meaning “of a particular kind” or “special.” In scientific nomenclature, the form is used as a species epithet in binomials to mark a distinctive trait of a species or its relationship to another species. It is not a taxon by itself.
Etymology and grammar: From Latin specialis, the term is a third-declension adjective. In zoological and botanical
Taxonomic usage: The epithet specialis appears across taxa, in plants, animals, and microbes, and is chosen by
Notes: The use of specialis as an epithet reflects descriptive naming practices rather than any universal taxonomic