Latin names - frequently unpronounceable, all too often wrong and
always a tiny puzzle to unravel - have been annoying the layman
since they first became formalised 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 genus of fish Batman, and a Trilobite Han solo? Why is zoology
replete with names such as Chloris chloris chloris (the
greenfinch), and Gorilla gorilla gorilla (a species of, well
gorilla)? The Naming of the Shrew will unveil these mysteries,
exploring the history, celebrating their poetic nature and
revealing how naturalists sometimes get things so terribly wrong.
With wonderfully witty style and captivating narrative, this book
will make you see Latin names in a whole new light.
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