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Named after the Pehuenche people, whose name means "people of the monkey puzzle tree", and suchus, the Greek name of the Egyptian crocodile god Sobek. Pekania pennanti : mustelid: Abenaki: From pekan, its name in Abenaki [citation needed] Pelorocephalus ischigualastensis † temnospondyl: Cacán
Taxon Type Named for Notes Ref Gigantactis gargantua Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981: Anglerfish: Gargantua [18]†Gargantuavis Buffetaut & Le Loeuff, 1998 Bird: Gargantua A genus of fossil flightless birds from the Cretaceous of Europe, and the largest known birds of the Mesozoic era; "generic name from Gargantua, the giant of French folklore made famous by François Rabelais, and avis ...
Agra bci is named after Barro Colorado Island, the type locality for this species. Agra dax is named after the Star Trek character Jadzia Dax, played by actress Terry Farrell. Agra ega is named after the former name of Tefé, the type locality for this species. Agra liv is named after actress Liv Tyler. Agra max is named after entomologist Max ...
The viral genome was published in 2006. [7] The genome is 10140 nucleotides in length excluding the poly(A) tail and contains a single large open reading frame encoding a 328-kilo Dalton (kDA) polyprotein. 5' of the central coding sequence is a 1144-nucleotide nontranslated leader sequence (UTR). 3' coding sequence is a 317-nucleotide nontranslated region which is followed by a poly(A) tail.
A Cooper's Hawk perches on a utility line. This is one of the many birds that will receive a new name. The American Ornithological Society announced it is renaming all birds named after people ...
In 2017, a special episode of the PBS Kids' original show Wild Kratts with the same title as the scientific name of the mantis was released, which featured the animated counterparts of the Kratt Brothers adventuring with a member of the species. In the live-action closing of the episode, the brothers personally thanked Svenson for naming the ...
The hoatzin (/ h oʊ ˈ æ t s ɪ n / hoh-AT-sin) [note 1] or hoactzin (/ h oʊ ˈ æ k t s ɪ n / hoh-AKT-sin) (Opisthocomus hoazin) [4] is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco basins in South America.
The relaunched MiTelemundo carries Spanish dubs of programming from The More You Know. [13] Named after NBC's series of public service campaigns, the three-hour Saturday morning block is programmed by Litton Entertainment, and features live-action programming aimed at teens, all of which is dubbed in Spanish.