The name thyroid-stimulating hormone ( TSH ) has been given to a substance found in the anterior pituitary gland of all species of animal so tested for its presence.

There is Mijbil, an otter who travelled with Maxwell -- and gave Maxwell's name to a new species -- from the Tigris marshes to his London flat.

Urodela is a name sometimes used for all the extant species of salamander.

A more or less typical monocotyledon, the species can be recognized by its shortly branched inflorescence covered with branched hairs ( giving rise to the common name of Lamb's-tail ).

Although the name actually applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species in particular, the common or green anaconda, Eunectes murinus, which is one of the largest snakes in the world.

However, this name is used to refer to the brown vine snake, Ahaetulla pulverulenta, a slender, arboreal species that grows to five feet ( 152 cm ) at most and feeds only on small vertebrates.

In 1753 Carl Linnaeus created the name Amaryllis belladonna, the type species of the genus Amaryllis.

Many individual names are formed by adding the suffix " ine " to the species or genus name.

He used a two-part naming scheme where the first name represented the genus and the second the species.

The scientific name of an organism is generated from its genus and species, resulting in a single world-wide name for each organism.

The best-known bee species is the European honey bee, which, as its name suggests, produces honey, as do a few other types of bee.

The name of the species derives from the Greek skhoínos ( sedge ) and práson ( leek ).

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The species derives its common name from its use against the cane beetle ( Dermolepida albohirtum ).

The patterned fabric also gave its name to two species of North American crabs ; see the calico crab.

The species name troglodytes, Greek for " cave-dweller ", was coined by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in his book De generis humani varietate nativa liber (" on the natural varieties of the human genus ") published in 1776, This book was based on his dissertation presented one year before ( it had a date 16 Sep 1775 printed on its title page ) to the University of Göttingen for internal use only, thus the dissertation did not meet the conditions for published work in the sense of zoological nomenclature.

The type species is Dsungaripterus weii, the specific name honouring paleontologist C. M.

Only gems that are medium to dark in tone are considered emerald ; light-toned gems are known instead by the species name green beryl.

However, if these species do indeed constitute their own genus, then they may be given their own name, the Paranthropus.

Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family.

Often the species of mafic minerals is included in the name, for instance, hornblende-bearing granite, pyroxene tonalite or augite megacrystic monzonite, because the term " granite " already assumes content with feldspar and quartz.

The species takes its name from its discoverer, the Swiss naturalist Emil August Goeldi.

The generic name is derived from the Spanish and Portuguese name for the species, and the specific name impennis is from Latin and refers to the lack of flight feathers or pennae.

His basis for advancing the multiregional interpretation of human evolution derives from his disbelief in punctuated equilibrium ( the idea that changes occur when new species are formed and only rarely are slowly and gradually accumulated during the stable periods between speciations ) as an accurate model for Pleistocene humanity, noting that speciation played a role earlier in human evolution.

The specimen was dissected by Lankester between rounds of golf at Saint Andrews golf club in Scotland from which the species derives its name.

Mutualism is the way two organisms of different species biologically interact in a relationship in which each individual derives a fitness benefit ( i. e., increased or improved reproductive output ).

The specific epithet namaycush derives from namekush, a form of the word used in some inland Southern East Cree communities in referring to this species of fish.

The English name " cranesbill " derives from the appearance of the fruit capsule of some of the species.

They are commonly known as Coleus, a name which derives from an earlier classification under the genus name Coleus, which is currently treated as two: with species included in either the genus Solenostemon or in another genus, Plectranthus.

The word turpentine derives ( via French and Latin ) from the Greek word τερεβινθίνη terebinthine, the name of a species of tree, the terebinth tree Mineral turpentine or other petroleum distillates are used to replace turpentine, but they are very different chemically.

The origin of the popular English language name monkey puzzle derives from its early cultivation in Britain in about 1850, when the species was still very rare in gardens and not widely known.

Often known in the past as whalebirds, three species have large bills filled with lamellae that they use to filter plankton somewhat as baleen whales do, though the old name derives from their association with whales, not their bills ( though " prions " does, deriving from Ancient Greek for " saw ").

The English word " yak " derives from the Tibetan (), or gyag – in Tibetan this refers only to the male of the species, the female being called a dri or nak.

Pallas's Leaf Warbler is named after the German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas, who discovered it on the Ingoda River in Siberia in 1811 ; the species name proregulus derives from its similar size to the Goldcrest Regulus regulus.

For example: it is during breeding season that they give off the musky odour from which the species derives its common name.

The word feral used to describe domesticated species returning to the wild derives from Latin fera, " a wild beast ".

* mutualism-A biological interaction between individuals of two different species, where each individual derives a fitness benefit.

The common name of ' tea tree ' used for some species of Leptospermum derives from the practice of early Australian settlers who soaked the leaves of several species in boiling water to make a herbal tea rich in ascorbic acid ( Vitamin C ).

The common name of the group derives from the fact that many species are found in Japanese rice paddies.

Its name derives from the Greek goddess, Iris, who carried messages from Olympus to earth along a rainbow, whose colors were seen by Linnaeus in the multi-hued petals of many of the species.

This reputation derives from the species ' resemblance to the Chinese dragon, considered an auspicious symbol.

The scientific name of Murray cod derives from an early Australian fish researcher with the surname McCulloch and the river from which the explorer Major Mitchell first scientifically described the species, the Peel River.

The stink bug, also called stinkbug, derives its name from its tendency to eject a foul smelling glandular substance secreted from pores in the thorax when disturbed ; in some species the liquid contains cyanide compounds with a rancid almond scent.

This mixture of chemical compounds cause a painful sting or paresthesia from which the species derives its common name, as well as the colloquial names burn nettle, burn weed, burn hazel.