''Virginianus'' is a
Neo-Latin term meaning "of Virginia", used in
taxonomy to denote species indigenous to or strongly associated with the U.S. state of
Virginia and its surrounding areas.
Land animals
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Odocoileus virginianus
The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...
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Polygyriscus virginianus
''Polygyriscus'' is a genus of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Polygyridae. This is a monotypic genusUSFWS''Polygyriscus virginianus'' Five-year Review.January 2008. of snails containing ...
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Canis virginianus'', grey fox
Birds
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Bubo virginianus'', great horned owl
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Colinus virginianus'', Virginia quail or northern bobwhite
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Cardinalis virginianus'', northern cardinal
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Chordeiles virginianus
The common nighthawk (''Chordeiles minor'') is a medium-sized crepuscular or nocturnal bird of the Americas within the nightjar family, whose presence and identity are best revealed by its vocalization. Typically dark (gray, black and brown), d ...
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Plants
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Botrypus virginianus
''Botrypus virginianus'', synonym ''Botrychium virginianum'', sometimes called rattlesnake fern is a species of perennial fern in the adders-tongue family. It is monotypic within the genus ''Botrypus'', meaning that it is the only species within ...
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See also
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Virginiana (disambiguation)
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