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List of things named after Charles Darwin

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Several places, concepts, institutions, and things are namesakes of the English biologist Charles Darwin:

Places

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Things named after Darwin in relation to his Beagle voyage

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Scientific names of organisms

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Some 250 species and several higher groups bear Darwin's name; most are insects.[1][2]

Philosophies

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Other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Miličić, D.; Lučić, L.; Pavković-Lučić, S. (2011). "How Many Darwins? – List Of Animal Taxa Named After Charles Darwin" (PDF). Natura Montenegrina. 10 (4): 515–532. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-24.
  2. ^ Jozwiak, Piotr; Rewicz, Tomasz; Pabis, Krzysztof (2015). "Taxonomic etymology – in search of inspiration". ZooKeys (513): 143–160. doi:10.3897/zookeys.513.9873. PMC 4524282. PMID 26257573.