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Translingual
Etymology
Named by Leigh Van Valen after the character Eärendil in Tolkien's legendarium, which is in turn from Quenya eärë (“sea”) + -ndil (“lover”).
Proper noun
Earendil
- A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene, synonymized with Mimatuta.
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