Mithrandir

Translingual

Etymology

Named by Leigh Van Valen, originally as a subgenus, after the Elvish name of the character Gandalf in Tolkien's legendarium, which is in turn from Sindarin mith (“grey”) + randir (“pilgrim”).

Proper noun

Mithrandir m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene.

References

• Mithrandir at Paleobiology Database