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  • adjective Robinson (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Robinson's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Robinson.

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Examples

  • The Javan subspecies of the yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula robinsoni) and leopard on Java (Pantera pardus melas) are also considered endangered.

    Western Java rain forests 2008

  • The Javan subspecies of the yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula robinsoni) and leopard on Java (Pantera pardus melas) are also considered endangered.

    Western Java montane rain forests 2008

  • Additional mammal species of conservation significance are the endangered Javan yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula robinsoni) and banteng (Bos javanicus).

    Eastern Java-Bali rain forests 2008

  • Other mammals that have a restricted distribution include several opossums (Didelphis albiventris, Lutreolina crassicaudata, and Marmosa robinsoni), bats (Pteronotus davyi, Lonchorhina fernandezi, and Sturnira ludovici), an endemic olingo (Bassaricyon beddardi), and endemic rodents (Sciurus flammifer, Proechimys hoplomyoides, and Dasyprocta guamara).

    Guayanan Highlands moist forests 2007

  • We also captured eight mouse opossums seven Marmosa robinsoni and one Marmosa mexicanus, which are amazing creatures.

    NYT > Home Page By S. AMANDA CAUDILL 2011

  • This Marmosa robinsoni climbed into a coffee plant after we were done measuring it.

    NYT > Home Page By S. AMANDA CAUDILL 2011

  • Approximately 15 amphibians are found in this ecoregion, including three endemics, Boulenger’s short-headed frog (Breviceps macrops), Namaqualand short-headed frog (B. namaquensis), and Bufo robinsoni.

    Succulent Karoo 2008

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