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- adjective
Nelson (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Nelson's ..."
Etymologies
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Examples
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A small Mexican shrew, Cryptotis nelsoni, first discovered in 1894, was not seen again until 2004.
Shrew Rediscovered 2009
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A small Mexican shrew, Cryptotis nelsoni, first discovered in 1894, was not seen again until 2004.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Nelson pine (P. nelsoni) is also endemic to this ecoregion and considered near to endangered in status, while P. greggii and P. patula are simply endemic.
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The Santo Domingo trout is sometimes classified as the subspecies nelsoni.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The Santo Domingo trout is sometimes classified as the subspecies nelsoni.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The Santo Domingo trout is sometimes classified as the subspecies nelsoni.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The Santo Domingo trout is sometimes classified as the subspecies nelsoni.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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White-breasted Nuthatch (_S.c. nelsoni_ in northern Coahuila; _S.c. mexicana_ in southern Coahuila), Brown-throated Wren (_T.b. cahooni_ in northern Coahuila; _T.b. compositus_ in southern Coahuila), Crissal
Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban
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_Ovis nelsoni_ a reputation for quick thinking, original reasoning and sound conclusions.
The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations William Temple Hornaday 1895
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Presently he located a few _Ovis nelsoni_ in the Avawatz Mountains near Death
The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations William Temple Hornaday 1895
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