Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Jiasian.
A malformed ♂, also alleged to be D. atrosignatus, from "Kosempo" (Chia-hsien, 23.05N, 120.35E, a town in Kaohsiung County), Taiwan, was discussed by Robinson (1920).
2005, Richard G. Robbins, “The Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Taiwan: A Synonymic Checklist”, in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, volume 107, number 2, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 250
Origin
From Mandarin 甲仙 (Jiǎxiān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chia³-hsien¹.
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