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A study on the etymology of the scientific names given to planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) by Ernest Marcus’ school [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 Leading zoologist and taxonomist Ernest Marcus (1893-1968) and his school described numerous new invertebrate taxa, including planarians, or triclads (Platyhelminthes). These authors rarely provided the etymology of names for the new taxa. In this paper,
Priscila Donegá Jasper +2 more
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A Brief Etymology of the Collateral Circulation
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 2014 William M Chilian +2 more
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What's in a name? Taxonomic and gender biases in the etymology of new species names
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2022 As our inventory of Earth's biodiversity progresses, the number of species given a Latin binomial name is also growing. While the coining of species names is bound by rules, the sources of inspiration used by taxonomists are an eclectic mix.
Robert Poulin, Bronwen Presswell
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Cognitive Linguistics, 2021 The distinction between abstract and concrete concepts is fundamental to cognitive linguistics and cognitive science. This distinction is commonly operationalized through concreteness ratings based on the aggregated judgments of many people.
Marianna M Bolognesi, Bodo Winter
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Актуальні питання суспільних наук та історії медицини, 2021 The purpose of the article is to analyze the Ukrainian nominations due to the internal form of the word. The names of literary language and vernacular on the basis of ethnolinguistic phenomena – folk etymology and taboos are involved in the analysis ...
Natalia RUSNAK
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Electron: Greek Etymology and Baltic Mythology [PDF]
, 2013 Marianina Demetri Olcott
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The etymology of 'Sun' in Khitan small script used in Liao dynasty considered as the source on early stages of cultural astronomy [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2020 This etymology contributes to clarifying the astronomic (astrological) ideas of the Early and High Middle Ages as they were reflected in languages of the key kingdoms of Eastern and Central Asia.
Roh, Y-S.
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‘Left behind places’: a geographical etymology
Regional studies, 2023 ‘Left behind places’ has become the leitmotif of geographical inequalities since the 2008 crisis. Yet, the term’s origins, definition and implications are poorly specified and risk obscuring the differentiated problems and pathways of different kinds of ...
A. Pike +12 more
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Lexical Opportunities in English Through the Lens of Etymology
ELT Echo: The Journal of English Language Teaching in Foreign Language Context, 2023 A substantial linguistic base requires a good command of grammar and vocabulary. As Nation (2001) narrates, the knowledge of vocabulary encompasses form, meaning, and use.
Ibrahim Halil Topal
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Etymology and grammatical gender of generic names in Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera)
Illinois Natural History Survey bulletin, 2022 The World Auchenorrhyncha Database comprises nomenclatural information for all known taxa in this suborder of Hemipteran insects (leafhoppers, planthoppers, treehoppers, cicadas, and spittle bugs).
D. Dmitriev
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