Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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RHYNIELLA. Zool. A genus of insect found as a fossil in Devonian strata, but still extant (1926 Hirst & Maulik in Geol. Mag. LXIII. 71).
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