Definitions
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- adjective
Paul (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Paul's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists with the surname Paul.
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Examples
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This mountain has four species of birds strictly confined to it, including the critically endangered Karthala scops owl (Otus pauliani), Grand Comoro flycatcher (Humblotia flavirostris, EN), and the Grand Comoro drongo (Dicrurus fuscipennis, EN), so all these species are extremely vulnerable to habitat loss.
Comoros forests 2007
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