Practice question
Question
A student prints the tiger’s biological name as panthera Tigris. Which corrected form follows the rules of nomenclature?
Explanation
The generic name is written first and begins with a capital letter. The specific epithet follows it and begins with a small letter. Both words are italicised when printed.
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