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them as part of a global snapshot of biodiversity for National Geographic's
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Detailed etymological dictionaries with frequencies of usage through time
Dear All:
Are there etymological dictionaries that not only state the year (and
publication) or alleged first use of a biological word (and its origin) but
also the frequency of use of each different meaning through time?
Dear colleagues,
Although there is no mention of the original coining of the genus name
(http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36506#page/284/mode/1up) I can
say that it is latinized Greek. I presume that the name depicts the
close relationship of this hemipteron to its host spiders so in
