Definitions
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- adj. Murray (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Murray's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Murray.
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Two of them -- _Melanocetus murrayi_ and _Melanocetus indicus_ -- are related to the Angler of British coasts, but adapted to life in the great abysses.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told
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