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

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    From Latin equus ("horse") and alaskae "of Alaska," ultimately from Aleut alaxsxaq, meaning "the mainland" or, more literally, "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed". [84] Equisetum similkamense † horsetail: Nicola: From the Similkameen River, itself from Similkameigh, believed to mean "Salmon river." [85] [86] Eriocampa ...

  3. List of mammals of South America - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in South America.South America's terrestrial mammals fall into three distinct groups: "old-timers", African immigrants and recent North American immigrants.

  4. List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic ...

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    This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...

  5. Fauna of South America - Wikipedia

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    The fauna of South America consists of a huge variety of unique animals some of which evolved in relative isolation. The isolation of South America allowed for many separate animal lineages to evolve, creating a lot of originality when it comes to South American animal species. [1]

  6. List of mammals of Central America - Wikipedia

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    Latin America; This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Central America. Central America is usually defined as the southernmost extension of ...

  7. Porcupine - Wikipedia

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    The word porcupine comes from the Latin porcus ' pig ' + spina ' spine, quill ', from Old Italian porcospino, ' thorn-pig '. [4] [5] A regional American name for the animal is quill-pig. [6] A baby porcupine is a porcupette. When born, a porcupette's quills are soft hair; they harden within a few days, forming the sharp quills of adults. [7]

  8. List of animal names - Wikipedia

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    Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California. In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups.

  9. Lama (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Lama is a genus containing the South American camelids: the wild guanaco and vicuña and the domesticated llama, alpaca, and the extinct chilihueque.Before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, llamas, alpacas, and chilihueques were the only domesticated ungulates of the continent.