Definitions
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- adjective LeConte (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "LeConte's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named LeConte or Le Conte, but especially for the American natutalists John Eatton Le Conte or John Lawrence LeConte.
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Examples
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Echinocactus Le Contei (Ferocactus cyclindraceus (acanthodes) ssp. lecontei) *
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