Definitions
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- adjective Schaefer (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Schaefer's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Schaefer.
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Examples
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Among the reptiles, the forest chameleon (Chamaeleo camurunensis) and two worm lizards (Cynisca schaeferi and C. gansi) are strictly endemic.
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