Ailurus fulgens

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Translingual

Ailurus fulgens

Etymology

Coined by French zoologist and paleontologist Frédéric Cuvier in 1825; generic name Ailurus from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros, “cat”), for the animal's external resemblance with the cat, and specific name from Latin fulgens (“shining, glittering”), for the brilliance of its colors.[1]

Proper noun

Ailurus fulgens m

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Ailuridae – red panda, of an endangered species native to the Himalayas closely related to species of the weasel family (Mustelidae).

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References

  1. ^ Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Frédéric Cuvier (1825 June) “Panda”, in Histoire naturelle des mammifères: avec des figures originales, coloriées, dessinées d'après des animaux vivans, volume 5, Paris: Chez A. Belin, see after plate 52, page 3: “Je proposerai pour nom générique de ce Panda celui d'Ailurus, à cause de sa ressemblance extérieure avec le Chat, et pour nom spécifique celui de Fulgens, à cause du brillant de ses couleurs.”
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