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Etymology: Interjections

Abracadabrella birdsville Zabka, 1991 (jumping spider)
Alaptus ah and A. oh Girault, 1930 (mymarid wasp)
Aloha Kirkaldy, 1904 (fulgorid bug) Etymology: "'Aloha', the Hawaiian salutation (lit. 'love')."
Brachylophus bulabula (Fijian iguana) from "bula," the Fijian word for "hello", reduplicated to signify extra enthusiasm.
Hakuna matata Gumovsky & Bouček, 2006 (eulophid wasp) Named for the Swahili phrase meaning "no worries", popularlized by "The Lion King." So named because the wasp is from tropical Africa, and the phrase captures an African spirit. [Zool. Med. Leiden 80: 79]
Pitohui Lesson and Garnot, 1827 (poisonous New Guinea bird) The name comes from a response to tasting it.
Sayonara Jordan & Steele, 1906 (fish)
Arfia Van Valen, 1965 (a dog-like fossil hyaenodont)
Simulium damnosum (black fly) Refers to the damnable vector of the onchocerciasis (river blindness) parasite.
Damnxanthodium calvum (Greenm.) Strother (composite) The genus name refers to the problem of distinguishing these daisy look-alikes.

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