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Sensu is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law.Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular concept, but it also appears in expressions that indicate the convention or context of the usage.
s.s., sens. str., sensu stricto : Latin, in the strict sense, in the narrow sense, i.e. of a taxon, in the sense of the type of its name; or in the sense of its circumscription by its original describer; or in the sense of its nominate subordinate taxon (in the case of a taxon with 2 or more subordinate taxa); or with the exclusion of similar ...
homonym: names spelled identically, but, in some codes, names spelled similarly, as defined by the code senior homonym (zoology): the first legitimate use of the name which generally takes priority; junior homonym (zoology), later homonym (botany): a later and generally illegitimate use, though in some circumstances the later name is allowed to ...
sensu lato "in the wide or broad sense" Example: "New Age s.l. has a strong American flavor influenced by Californian counterculture." sine loco "without place of publication" Commonly used in bibliography. s.s. sensu stricto "in the strict sense"
Argyrochosma flavens is a South American fern. It has leathery, thrice-divided leaves with dark brown axes; the leaves are coated with yellow powder below. First described as a species in 1806, it was transferred to the new genus Argyrochosma (the "false cloak ferns") in 1996, recognizing their distinctness from the "cloak ferns" (Notholaena sensu stricto).
The official name of the Roman Republic. "SPQR" was carried on battle standards by the Roman legions. In addition to being an ancient Roman motto, it remains the motto of the modern city of Rome. sensu lato: with the broad, or general, meaning: Less literally, "in the wide sense". sensu stricto cf. stricto sensu "with the tight meaning"
Some authors refer to part or all of this group as Xenodontinae, but if the two names are used synonymously, Dipsadinae is the correct name because it is older. [4] When Xenodontinae is used non-synonymously, it normally refers to the larger and more derived South American-Caribbean subclade containing the genus Xenodon and its relatives, whereas Dipsadinae sensu stricto is restricted to the ...
The alternative name, Uropygi, was first used by Tamerlan Thorell in 1883. [1] It means "tail rump", from Ancient Greek οὐροπύγιον (ouropygion), [7] from οὐρά (oura) "tail" and πυγή (pygē) "rump" referring to the whip-like flagellum on the end of the pygidium, a small plate made up of the last three segments of the ...