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The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names
The Naming of the Shrew A Curious History of Latin Names
Author: John Wright
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 squalid...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781408865552
ISBN-10: 1408865556
Publication Date: 10/8/2015
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Type: Paperback
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