Definitions
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- adjective
Dunn (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Dunn's ..."
Etymologies
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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Dunn.
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Examples
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I would love, love to see J. R.Wards BDB made into a series, and my most beloved The wheel of Time by Robert Jordan ... oh and a bunch more, but dunni if they could em made justice
Angels' Blood Countdown: Ann Aguirre - Blue Diablo ARC Nalini Singh 2009
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Other reptile species present include Dahl's toad-head turtle (Phrynops dahli, CR) and Dunn's mud turtle (Kinosternon dunni, VU), both endemic, and the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus, VU), which is not.
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Wolgamot G, Miller AD (1999) Replication of Mus dunni endogenous retrovirus depends on promoter activation followed by enhancer multimerization.
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