bairdi
|bair-di|
🇺🇸
/ˈbɛərdi/
🇬🇧
/ˈbeədi/
of Baird
Etymology
'bairdi' originates from Modern (New) Latin, specifically formed from the personal name 'Baird' (a surname of Scottish/Gaelic origin), where the Latin genitive suffix '-i' indicates 'of'.
'bairdi' changed from the surname 'Baird' (itself from Scots/Scottish Gaelic 'bàrd' meaning 'poet') and was Latinized as the genitive form 'bairdi' for use in scientific names.
Initially the root (Gaelic 'bàrd') referred to a 'poet' or bard; over time, as a Latinized epithet 'bairdi' it came to mean simply 'of Baird' in the context of naming species, not 'poet'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a taxonomic specific epithet (Latin genitive) meaning 'of Baird'; used in scientific names to honor a person with the surname Baird (for example, Spencer Fullerton Baird).
The species name bairdi honors the 19th-century naturalist Spencer Fullerton Baird.
Last updated: 2026/01/02 07:24