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Puns: Scientific and Common Names the Same
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Many plants use the same word for their scientific and common name.
Examples among animals are less common.
Addax,
Alligator,
Amoeba,
Anoa,
Anhinga anhinga,
Bison bison,
Caiman,
Caracal caracal caracal,
Chinchilla,
Colobus,
Conger conger,
Dugong,
Gorilla gorilla,
Hippopotamus,
Hydra,
Hyena hyena,
Iguana iguana,
Jabiru,
Junco,
Lemur,
Loris,
Lynx lynx,
Mastodon,
Manta,
Mantis,
Nautilus,
Octopus,
Oryx,
Paramecium,
Puma,
Python,
Rhea,
Rhinoceros,
Sphinx (the moth, not the mythical half-lion),
Thrips,
Vireo
Arctictis binturong (an Asiatic civet)
Bundibugyo ebolavirus Towner et al. 2008
[PLOS Pathog 4(11): e1000212]
Gekko gecko
Connochaetes gnu
Capra ibex L., 1758
Equus onager Boddaert, 1785
Orcinus orca
Agouti paca (paca) The agouti is in the genus
Dasyprocta
Equus quagga quagga Gmelin, 1788
Leptailurus serval
Catharacta skua
Equus zebra
Boa constrictor used to be in this category, but it was
later changed to Constrictor constrictor.
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