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New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to an

New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to an

This dictionary gives an overview of the English, German, French and Italian names of reptiles. The basic table contains the scientific names of families, gener

Learn the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names with this informative reference guide. Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named?