mertensi

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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 Mertens, especially German botanist Franz Carl Mertens, or German zoologist Robert Mertens.

Adjective

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mertensi

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