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Sicoderus Bautistai
''Sicoderus bautistai'' is a species of weevil in the genus ''Sicoderus'' indigenous to the island of Hispaniola. It is closely related to the species ''Sicoderus ramosi, S. ramosi'', ''Sicoderus guanyangi, S. guanyangi'', and ''Sicoderus turnbowi, S. turnbowi''. Its appearance has been described as similar to that of "black, shiny ants". It is named for José Bautista, a Major League Baseball player from the Dominican Republic. The type specimen is a holotype collected at an elevation of in Constanza, Dominican Republic, Constanza. It was species description, described as one of 18 new species of ''Sicoderus'' described in 2018 by entomologist Robert S. Anderson (entomologist), Robert Anderson of the Canadian Museum of Nature. Etymology Anderson describes the naming of the species as a "spur-of-the-moment decision" inspired by José Bautista's bat flip, Bautista's bat flip after a home run in game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series, around which time Anderson was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
