List of organisms with names derived from Indigenous languages of the Americas

This list includes organisms whose common or scientific names are drawn from indigenous languages of the Americas. When the common name of the organism in English derives from an indigenous language of the Americas, it is given first.

In biological nomenclature, organisms receive scientific names, which are formally in Latin, but may be drawn from any language and many have incorporated words from indigenous language of the Americas. These scientific names are generally formally published in peer-reviewed journal articles or larger monographs along with descriptions of the named taxa and ways to distinguish them from other taxa.

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References

1. List of organisms named after works of fiction
2. List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
3. Nomenclature
4. Climate change and Indigenous peoples
5. List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
6. List of organisms named after famous people (born before 1800)
7. List of organisms named after famous people (born 1800–1899)
8. List of short species names
9. Quebec
10. Language
11. Columbian exchange
12. Trinidad and Tobago
13. British Columbia
14. California
15. Portuguese language
16. Datura stramonium
17. Botany
18. Landrace
19. Regional forms of shamanism
20. Pharmacognosy