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English
Etymology
From the superseded genus name Menobranchus (Harlan, 1824),[1] from Ancient Greek μένω (ménō, “to remain”) + βρᾰ́γχῐον (brắnkhĭon, “gill, branchia”), because the external branchiae are permanent, unlike those of some other amphibians.[2]
Noun
menobranchus (plural menobranchi)
- (archaic) mudpuppy
References
- ^ Richard Harlan (1824) “Observations on the Genus Salamandra, with the anatomy of the Salamandra gigantea (Barton) or S. alleghaniensis (Michaux) and two new genera proposed”, in Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, volume 1, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 233
- ^ Henry Montgomery (1881) “Some Observations on the Menobranchus maculatus”, in The Canadian Naturalist and Quarterly Journal of Science, volume 9, number 3, page 163: “The generic name Menobranchus is derived from two Greek words signifying that the external branchiæ are permanent, and do not disappear during the life of the animal, as in the case of the salamander, newt and frog.”