Dermophis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “nature, origin”).

Proper noun

Dermophis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dermophiidae – Mexican caecilians.
    • 2018 December 19, Jack Guy, “Blind, burrowing amphibian named after Donald Trump”, in CNN‎[1] (in English):
      Dermophis donaldtrumpi was discovered in Panama and has a propensity for burrowing its head in the ground, said Aidan Bell, co-founder of sustainable building materials company EnviroBuild. […] “As demorphis[sic] donaldtrumpi is an amphibian, it is particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and is therefore in danger of becoming extinct as a direct result of its namesake’s climate policies,” said Bell in a statement.

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