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sensu

sensu preposition: in the sense of.

Preposition

sensu

  1. in the sense of
    • The Testudinoidea contains two well supported groups: a restricted Emydidae (sensu Gaffney, 1975), and the currently unnamed group that includes the Bataguridae and Testudinidae for which Shaffer et al. (1997) propose the name Testudinoidae.2001, Peter A. Meylan and H. Bradley Shaffer, “Molecular Evidence for Higher Relationships Among Turtles”, in Tree of Life Web Project
    • The Halictini includes 23 genera sensu Michener (2000), of which Patellapis Friese is one of the least known genera.2008 October 1, Kim Timmermann, Michael Kuhlmann, “Redefinition of the Southern African Bee Subgenera Patellapis (s. str.), P. (Chaetalictus) and P. (Lomatalictus) (hymenoptera: Halictidae, Genus...

Origin of sensu

Borrowed from Latin sensu.

Questions about sensu

What does sensu mean?
Sensu means in the sense of.
What part of speech is sensu?
Sensu is a preposition.

Words near sensu in the dictionary

  1. sensory recalls
  2. sensory receptor
  3. sensory receptors
  4. sensory root
  5. sensory roots
  6. sensu
  7. sensu lato
  8. sensu latu
  9. sensu strictissimo
  10. sensu stricto
  11. sensu strictu

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