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In Mangifera indica, the word indica is the:

ASpecific epidote
BSpecific epidural
CSpecific epithet
DSpecific epigraph
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Specific epithet
1. The second half of the name identifies the species. 2. Indica is a particular species, or specific epithet. 3. So the correct answer is specific epithet. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 1 'The Living World'_
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