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named via Latin, from Gr**** γαστήρ (gaster) 'belly' or 'stomach' and κνήμη (
knḗmē) 'leg',
meaning 'stomach of the leg' (referring to the
bulging shape of...
- This word is
formed from two Gr****
words pteron,
meaning feathers, and
knēmē,
meaning the leg
between the knee and the ankle,
hence feather-legged, alluding...
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named via Latin, from Gr**** γαστήρ (gaster) 'belly' or 'stomach' and κνήμη (
knḗmē) 'leg',
meaning 'stomach of leg' (referring to the
bulging shape of the...
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species name
oedicnemus combines the Gr****
oidio meaning "to swell", and
kneme meaning "shin" or "leg",
referring to the bird's
prominent tibiotarsal joints...
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Cyclamen colchi****, a
primrose colchicus –
colchica – colchi****
cneme G κνήμη (
knḗmē) shin, leg white-legged damselfly,
Platycnemis pennipes -cola L -cola inhabitant...
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comes from the
Ancient Gr****
bradys (βραδύς),
meaning "slow, ponderous" and
kneme (κνήμη),
meaning "leg", as the holotype, BMNH A1588, a 37.8 millimetres...
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tanager as the type species. The
genus name
combines the
Ancient Gr****
knēmē meaning "leg" or "shin" and thraupis, an
unknown small bird. The
genus is...
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epithet ptilocnemis combines the
Ancient Gr****
ptilon meaning "feather" with
knēmē meaning "leg".
Within the
genus Calidris the rock
sandpiper is
closely related...
- Merriam. The
generic name is
derived from Gr**** toretos, "perforated" and
kneme, "shinbone". The type
species is
Toretocnemus californicus,
whose holotype...
