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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

PLAYFAIREI. Also -ii. Zool. Specif. name of a Tetrastoma, a genus of Ctenophora or jellyfish (1841 Forbes & Goodsir 10th Report Brit. Assoc. 142), and of a fish of India, Choetomus (1843 McCkelland in Calcutta Jnl. Nat. Hist. IV. 405).

[After Hugh Lyon Playfair (1786–1861), of St Andrews, soldier in India, provost of St Andrews.]

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