Definitions
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- adjective Peroni (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Peroni's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Peroni.
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Examples
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The rarest dolphin seen was Tersio peronii, the peculiarity of which is that it has no dorsal fin.
The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913 Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1922
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Cystignathus peronii, Dumeril and Bibron Erp.Gen. 8 409.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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This is probably the species called P. peronii in Mr.G. Bennett's catalogue of the Australian Museum.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855
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