Definitions
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- adjective Corbett (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Corbett's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Corbett, but especially for hunter-turned-naturalist Edward James Corbett.
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Examples
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Thankfully, there still exists other Indochinese tigers (also known as Corbett's tiger or Panthera tigris corbetti) in Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam.
TreeHugger 2009
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Camera trap picture of an Indochinese Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Camera trap picture of an Indochinese Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Camera trap picture of an Indochinese Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti
Mongabay.com News 2009
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