Definitions
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- adjective
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.
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Examples
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A sun-bleached Forbe's starfish (Asterias forbesii) we found far back from the water.
"...I heard the earth inhale, moments before..." greygirlbeast 2010
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They were all of a single species, Asterias forbesii, so far as I could see.
"Close your eyes, clear your heart, and cut the cord." greygirlbeast 2009
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Cuyamaca cypress (Cupressus arizonica arizonica) and Tecate cypress (Cupressus forbesii) occur only on a few isolated peaks.
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