Chia-hsien

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English[edit]

Map including Chia-hsien (Kōsen) 甲仙 (AMS, 1951)

Etymology[edit]

From Mandarin 甲仙 (Jiǎxiān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chia³-hsien¹.

Proper noun[edit]

Chia-hsien

  1. Alternative form of Jiasian
    • 2005, Richard G. Robbins, “The Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Taiwan: A Synonymic Checklist”, in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington[1], volume 107, number 2, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 250:
      A malformed ♂, also alleged to be D. atrosignatus, from "Kosempo" (Chia-hsien, 23.05N, 120.35E, a town in Kaohsiung County), Taiwan, was discussed by Robinson (1920).

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