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asportatum

Asportatum is a Latin term used primarily as the neuter singular form of the past participle of asporto, meaning carried away or removed. In Latin grammar, asportatum can function as an adjective or as part of a descriptive phrase in which an object is described as having been transported or taken elsewhere. The neuter form is often encountered in phrases or glosses, and it aligns with the supine asportatum in classical usage.

Etymology and form

The word derives from the verb asporto, to carry away, transport, or remove. The supine form is

Historical and legal usage

In classical and medieval Latin, asportatum may appear in descriptions of items that were seized, transported,

Taxonomic and scholarly usage

In modern science, asportatum is occasionally encountered as an epithet in botanical or zoological nomenclature to

See also

Asportation, transport, introduction, non-native species, botanical and zoological nomenclature.

Notes

There is no widely recognized entity or subject formally named “asportatum” as a standalone article topic;

asportatum,
and
the
participle
has
gendered
forms
such
as
asportatus
(masculine)
and
asportata
(feminine).
In
Latin
texts,
asportatum
appears
when
describing
objects
or
spoils
that
have
been
carried
off
or
relocated.
or
relocated.
Related
terms
such
as
asportatio
(the
act
of
carrying
away)
appear
in
legal
and
textual
contexts
to
discuss
removal
or
transfer
of
property,
goods,
or
spoils.
Asportatum
itself
is
typically
encountered
as
a
descriptor
rather
than
as
an
independent
concept.
signal
a
specimen
that
was
transported
to
a
non-native
locality,
or
simply
as
a
descriptive
note
in
taxonomic
text.
Such
usage
is
rare
and
not
standardized,
and
it
is
not
a
formal
taxonomic
rank
or
category
on
its
own.
it
is
primarily
a
Latin
term
with
occasional
marginal
use
in
historical,
legal,
or
taxonomic
contexts.