Poecilasma

Translingual

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek ποικῐ́λος (poikĭ́los)der.
    Proto-Hellenic *awéidō
    Ancient Greek ἀείδω (aeídō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
    Ancient Greek -μα (-ma)
    Ancient Greek ᾆσμα (āîsma)der.
    Translingual Poecilasma

    From Ancient Greek ποικῐ́λος (poikĭ́los, “variegated”) +‎ Ancient Greek ᾆσμα (āîsma, “song”).

    Coined by English naturalist and biologist Charles Darwin in 1852.

    Proper noun

    Poecilasma n or f

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poecilasmatidae – certain gooseneck barnacles.

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