murzini

Translingual

Etymology

From Russian Му́рзин (Múrzin, surname) +‎ -i (genitive suffix). Related to Murzinia and Murzinarctia.

Coined by Russian entomologist Vladimir Dubatolov in 1989 with the description of Hyponephele murzini, a species of brush-footed butterfly found in Central Asia.

Adjective

murzini m or f or n

  1. Named in dedication to Sergey Vladimirovich Murzin, 20th-21st century Soviet-Russian entomologist.

Derived terms

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