Where does “Branta bernicla nigricans” come from?

Branta bernicla nigricans (Translingual) comes from Latin nigricans — blackish, swarthy.

Branta bernicla nigricans (Translingual): subspecies}}

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Branta bernicla nigricans”, step by step

Branta bernicla nigricans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nigricans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnigricansblackish, swarthy

via Translingual Branta bernicla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBranta berniclaspecies
Every word from Latin nigricans