[PDF.35cx] The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names

The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names

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 | #546626 in Books |  2015-01-20 |  2015-01-20 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.12 x1.08 x5.31l,1.00 | File type: PDF | 320 pages

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Latin names--frequently unpronounceable, all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel--have been annoying the layman since they first became formalized as scientific terms in the eighteenth century.

Why on earth has the entirely land-loving Eastern Mole been named Scalopus aquaticus, or the Oxford Ragwort been called Senecio squalidus--'dirty old man'? What were naturalists thinking when they called a beetle Agra katewinsletae, a...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names   |  John Wright.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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