Definitions
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- adj. Forbes (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Forbes's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Forbes.
Examples
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Family Species Perorictidae Echymipera davidi* Phalangeridae Phalanger lullulae* Macropodidae Dorcopsis atrata* Petauridae Dactylopsila tatei* Pteropodidae Nyctimene major Pteropodidae Pteropus pannietensis Vespertilionidae Kerivoula agnella Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus collinus Muridae Chiruromys forbesi An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.
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Apart from the possibility of instrumental error, the only explanation which can be o ff ered is that there is a real di ff erence between the properties of L. peali used at Woods Hole and L. forbesi used at Plymouth. "
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