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- Ghana



[Ghana 词源字典] - since 1957 the name of the former Gold Coast; from the name of a former tribal chieftain, whose name itself is a form of a royal title, hence, "king." Related: Ghanian.[Ghana etymology, Ghana origin, 英语词源]
- Pel's fishing owl




- "A large fishing owl, Scotopelia peli, with rufous plumage, darker in the upperparts and paler, with slight streaks, in the underparts, found in parts of sub-Saharan Africa", 1950s; earliest use found in David Bannerman (b. 1886). From the genitive of the name of Hendrik Severinus Pel, Dutch colonial official on the Gold Coast (now Ghana), 1840–50, and zoological collector) + fishing owl.