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Its genus name reflects the experience of one of the earliest groups of Europeans to see the birds in their native habitat ; the travelers thought the birds were so beautiful that they named them after mythical nymphs.
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Its and genus
Its size is disputed ; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one species, Quassia amara from tropical South America, while others treat it in a wide circumscription as a pantropical genus containing up to 40 species of trees and shrubs.
Its genus, Trichocephalus, was recorded as a more accurate name, however the generic name trichuris, which means “ hair tail ” ( which implies that the posterior end of the worm is the attenuated section ), remains the dominant name form used today.
Its extinct relative C. megalodon ( the disputed genus being either Carcharodon or Carcharocles ) was more than an order of magnitude larger, and is the largest predatory shark or fish of all time ( and possibly the largest predator in vertebrate history ); it preyed on whales and other marine mammals.
Its relationship to the four other loons is complex ; although all belong to the same genus, it differs more than any of the others in terms of morphology, behaviour, ecology and breeding biology, and may be the basal lineage of the genus.
Its closest relative in the Columba genus is the Hill Pigeon, followed by the other rock pigeons: the Snow, Speckled and White-collared Pigeons.
Its wings are held flat while soaring and, as in the pelicans and the storks of the genus Leptoptilos, the Shoebill flies with its neck retracted.
Its closest relative is the Wood Thrush of the monotypic genus Hylocichla ( Winker & Pruett, 2006 ) which is sometimes merged into Catharus.
Its genus is one: its first singular homology group is freely generated by two loops, as shown in the illustration at the right.
Its genus name, " Curtisia ", is from the botanist William Curtis ( founder of The Botanical Magazine ) and " dentata " is simply the Latin for " toothed ", referring to the slightly serrated margins of its leaves.
Its closest relatives are the caracal ( Caracal caracal ) and serval ( Leptailurus serval ), while the Asian golden cat ( Pardofelis temminckii ) belongs to the genus Pardofelis.
Its bite is dangerous because of the neurotoxin latrotoxin which causes the condition latrodectism, both named for the genus.
Its members look very similar to lizards of the genus Lacerta, but their internal body structure is different.
Its nearest relatives are the two other members of the genus, the Rock Martin, P. fuligula, and the Dusky Crag Martin, P. concolor.
Its closest relation was the extinct genus Eomellivora, which is known from the upper Miocene, and evolved into several different species throughout the whole Pliocene in both the Old and New World.
Its general appearance was similar to the extant Psittacula species, and it had the black collar characteristic of its genus ; however, it differed by its slate blue, not green, plumage.
Its generic placement is disputed ; some authors treat it as the sole species in the genus Xema as Xema sabini, while others retain it in the genus Larus as Larus sabini.
Its closest living relative is the bush dog ( genus Speothos ), with a more distant relationship to other South American canines ( the short-eared dog, the crab-eating fox and the ' false foxes ' or Pseudalopex ).
Its genus name, Wilsonia, is a Latinization of its describer's surname, and its species name, pusilla, is derived from the Latin word pusillus, meaning very small.
Its and name
Its name is Latin for " water-carrier " or " cup-carrier ", and its symbol is 20px (), a representation of water.
Its name means " no feet " in Greek, and it represents a bird-of-paradise ( which were once believed to lack feet ).
Its name implies associations dating back to the time of Columba and, although undocumented before the 12th century, it may have served the monks of the Columban family as an ' Iona of the east ' from early times.
Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
Its name was changed by Lysimachus to Alexandria Troas, in memory of Alexander III of Macedon ( Pliny merely states that the name changed from Antigonia to Alexandria ).
Its main creator was the Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, who gave it its name, who used it to revolutionise musical structure as well as the political context in his native Nigeria.
Its name can be connected to drum and bass or Miami Bass, whose influence can still be heard in Bass music's edgey raw energy.
Its first product was Turbo Pascal in 1983, developed by Anders Hejlsberg ( who later developed. NET and C # for Microsoft ) and before Borland acquired the product sold in Scandinavia under the name of Compas Pascal.
Its name originates from the gin's popularity in India during the British Raj and the sapphire in question is the Star of Bombay on display at the Smithsonian Institution.
Its name is Latin for " horned male goat " or " goat horn ", and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea-goat: a mythical creature that is half goat, half fish.
Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped asterism that is commonly known as the Southern Cross.
Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called ' the whale ' today.
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