Tinuviel
Translingual
Etymology
Named by Leigh Van Valen from Sindarin tinúviel (“nightingale”), an epithet of the character Lúthien in Tolkien's legendarium.
Proper noun
Tinuviel
- A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene.
References
- Tinuviel at Paleology Database