lecontei

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named LeConte or Le Conte, but especially for the American naturalists John Eatton Le Conte or John Lawrence LeConte.

Adjective

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lecontei

  1. LeConte (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "LeConte's ..."