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Wetmore|ˈwɛtmɔə(r)|
The name of Alexander Wetmore (1886–1978), American ornithologist, used attrib. in Wetmore order to designate the system of bird classification developed by him.
1965Jrnl. Lancs. Dial. Soc. Jan. 5 They are listed in Wetmore Order, i.e. the system of classification which is generally accepted in modern bird books. 1979Nature 29 Mar. 490/1 Indeed Wetmore's name has become a household word among ornithologists, for his classification of the birds of the world, forming the basis for the well known ‘Wetmore order’, has, with modifications necessitated by new knowledge, become the generally accepted arrangement, as adopted in Peters' Checklist of Birds of the World and other authoritative compilations. |