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Species nova
“New species.”
Biological taxonomy
Translation
What does “Species nova” mean?
Species nova translates as “New species.”
Used by scientists to mark a species described for the first time.
Origin
The story behind it
In biological taxonomy it is abbreviated ‘sp. nov.’ and placed after the name of a newly described species.
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