William Elford Leach FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth...
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William Leach may refer to: William Elford Leach (1791–1836), English zoologist and marine biologist William Leach (politician) (1870–1949), British Labour...
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seabird of the tubenose order. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek. Hydrobates is...
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Cuckoo (category Taxa named by William Elford Leach)
calls. The family Cuculidae was introduced by English zoologist William Elford Leach in a guide to the contents of the British Museum published in 1819...
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Kookaburra (category Taxa named by William Elford Leach)
with water. The genus Dacelo was introduced by English zoologist William Elford Leach in 1815. The type species is the laughing kookaburra. The name Dacelo...
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beetles, spring beetles or skipjacks. This family was defined by William Elford Leach (1790–1836) in 1815. They are a cosmopolitan beetle family characterized...
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Scolopendra subspinipes (category Taxa named by William Elford Leach)
giant centipede (Scolopendra japonica) "Species Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815". Department of the Environment and Water Resources. Kronmüller, Christian...
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the species was moved, reaching its current position in 1814, when William Elford Leach erected the genus Nephrops to hold this species alone. Seven fossil...
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Anatidae (category Taxa named by William Elford Leach)
Anatidae for the family was introduced by the English zoologist William Elford Leach in a guide to the contents of the British Museum published in 1819...
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Emperor (dragonfly) (category Taxa named by William Elford Leach)
"The complete mitochondrial genome of the emperor dragonfly Anax imperator LEACH, 1815 (Odonata: Aeshnidae) via NGS sequencing". Mitochondrial DNA Part B...
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