darwinii

Adjective

Darwin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Darwin's ..."

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for Charles Darwin.

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The " nandu " or American ostrich (Rhea americans), inhabiting the pampas and open plains of the Chaco, has in Patagonia a smaller counterpart (Rhea Darwinii), which is never seen north of the Rio Negro.
Hyalina, Hartea elegans, and Monoxenia Darwinii; but it is doubtful whether these are not the young forms of colonies.

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