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TAUTONYMScientific word whereby the same name is used for both genus and species (8)
HORSEThe steeplechase combines long-distance running with hurdling. An event of the same name is also run by this animal. (5)
TECHNICALCatchline is a sort of scientific word
PLIMSOLLSamuel, British politician whose name is used for the load line on a vessel (8)
BALLISTAAncient catapult; a variant of its name is used for missiles today (8)
SMARTIESCandy marketed as Rockets in Canada (where this name is used for a completely different candy)
NEOLATINGenus-and-species language
TRINOMENGenus and species epithet
TONTINESWhat are insurance schemes whereby the sole remaining survivor receives all the funds (8)
PARAHEBEGenus and name of mat-forming shrub produced from bare heap (8)
BERBERISGenus and common name of prickly shrub also called barberry (8)
LONGHORNName given to a breed of cattle and species of beetle (8)
ARTILLERYWhat collective name is used for large-calibre guns used in land warfare? (9)
JOSEPHBLACKPhysicist whose name is used for chemistry buildings of Glasgow and Edinburgh universities (6,5)
LINNEANSystem of biological names that includes genus and species names (7)
PETRIGerman bacteriologist whose name is used for a shallow glass dish (5)
CHAUVINNicolas, soldier devoted to Napoleon whose name is used for a form of fanatical pride (7)
SCIENTIFICNAMEGenus and species epithet
TRINOMIALNAMEGenus and species epithet
TAXONOMICNAMEGenus and species epithet