Definitions
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- adjective Comerson (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Comerson's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Comerson.
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Examples
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(Anchoviella comersonii) or shrimp (preferably the small planktonic types which give a better natural pink colour to the product).
Chapter 5 1982
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