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  2. List of commonly used taxonomic affixes - Wikipedia

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    Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the root word; in this case, meaning "without" or "-less". This is usually used to describe organisms without a certain characteristic, as well as organisms in which that characteristic may not be immediately obvious.

  3. Domain (biology) - Wikipedia

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    In biological taxonomy, a domain (/ d ə ˈ m eɪ n / or / d oʊ ˈ m eɪ n /) (Latin: regio [1]), also dominion, [2] superkingdom, realm, or empire, is the highest taxonomic rank of all organisms taken together. It was introduced in the three-domain system of taxonomy devised by Carl Woese, Otto Kandler and Mark Wheelis in 1990. [1]

  4. List of organisms with names derived from Indigenous ...

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    The genus name derives from the verb kyhyty and the particle suka, tiogether meaning "the one that cuts with something sharp" because of its unique teeth. The species name derives from the town of Sáchica, near where the holotype was found. [136] Lakukullus † ground sloth: Aymara: From Laku'kullu ("wild animal of heights") [137] Leinkupal ...

  5. Bestiary - Wikipedia

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    The earliest bestiary in the form in which it was later popularized was an anonymous 2nd-century Greek volume called the Physiologus, which itself summarized ancient knowledge and wisdom about animals in the writings of classical authors such as Aristotle's Historia Animalium and various works by Herodotus, Pliny the Elder, Solinus, Aelian and ...

  6. List of amphibians - Wikipedia

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    The list below largely follows Darrel Frost's Amphibian Species of the World (ASW), Version 5.5 (31 January 2011). Another classification, which largely follows Frost, but deviates from it in part is the one of AmphibiaWeb , which is run by the California Academy of Sciences and several of universities.

  7. Wikispecies - Wikipedia

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    On January 17, 2025, the project reached 900,000 articles, and a total of 2.03 million pages. [ 4 ] As a database for taxonomy and nomenclature, Wikispecies comprises taxon pages, and additionally pages about synonyms, taxon authorities, taxonomical publications, type material, and institutions or repositories holding type specimen.

  8. List of organisms named after works of fiction - Wikipedia

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    "The trivial name asterix is derived from the Greek asteriskos meaning 'small star' and refers to the size and shape of the trapdoor that the species constructs. The spelling of the name is taken from the name of the fictional hero and star in the French comic book Asterix le Gaul 1959, by R. Goscinny & A. Uderzo."

  9. Swamplandia! - Wikipedia

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    Ava and the Bird Man travel into the remote wilderness. Eventually, Ava becomes convinced that the Bird Man has no special powers and that he is taking advantage of her. When they encounter a group of drunken fishermen, Ava screams to get their attention, and the Bird Man silences her. Later, the Bird Man rapes the thirteen-year-old Ava.