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Latreillian

Latreillian adjective: of or relating to Pierre André Latreille (1762–1833), French zoologist specialising in arthropods.

Adjective

Latreillian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Pierre André Latreille (1762–1833), French zoologist specialising in arthropods.

Forms of Latreillian

alternative formLatreillean

Origin of Latreillian

From French Latreille + -ian.

Questions about Latreillian

What does Latreillian mean?
Latreillian means of or relating to Pierre André Latreille (1762–1833), French zoologist specialising in arthropods.
What part of speech is Latreillian?
Latreillian is an adjective.

Words near Latreillian in the dictionary

  1. latrations
  2. latred
  3. latreia
  4. latreias
  5. Latreillean
  6. Latreillian
  7. latreilliid
  8. latreilliids
  9. latrepirdine
  10. latreutic
  11. latreutical

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