Lessepsian.
Pertaining to the French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, who designed the Suez Canal.
Meaning & usage
Pertaining to the French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, who designed the Suez Canal.
Of or relating to organisms that migrate from the Red Sea to the eastern Mediterranean Sea by means of the Suez Canal.
Where this word comes from
From Lesseps, the surname of Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives or nouns meaning ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’).
Any species that migrated in this manner.
Where this word comes from
From Lesseps, the surname of Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives or nouns meaning ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’).
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