Definitions

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  • adjective Finsch (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Finsch's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for German naturalist Otto Finsch

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Examples

  • Cnemiornis calcitrans) and Finsch's duck (Chenonetta finschi

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