"Phelsuma" meaning in Translingual

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Proper name

Etymology: This genus was first described in 1825 by the British zoologist John Edward Gray, who named it after the Dutch physician Murk van Phelsum. Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=|g2=|head=Phelsuma|nogendercat=1}} Phelsuma
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gekkonidae – day geckos. Wikipedia link: John Edward Gray, Murk van Phelsum Hypernyms (genus): Squamata (english: order), Gekkota (english: infraorder), Gekkonoidea (english: superfamily), Gekkonidae (english: family), Uroplatinae (english: subfamily) Hyponyms (genus): About 70 known species and subspecies
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