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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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EILIDH. Zool. A genus of Cambrian trilobites from Leny in Per. (1975 A. Lamont in Sc. Jnl. Science I. (4) 206).
[From Gael. Eilidh, Helen, after Helen MacGregor, Rob Roy's wife. See Scott Rob Roy.]
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