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This Is Not a Weasel: A Close Look at Nature's Most Confusing Terms
This Is Not a Weasel A Close Look at Nature's Most Confusing Terms
Author: Philip B. Mortenson
How to tell a bison from a buffalo-not to mention a yam from a sweet potato — Here's a book for anyone who's ever wondered about the difference between a crayfish and a crawfish. Or a frog and a toad. Or a buzzard and a vulture. Animal taxonomy is not what you'd call an exact science, and the field is lousy with all sorts of confounding terms. — I...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780471273967
ISBN-10: 0471273961
Publication Date: 10/16/2003
Pages: 272
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Wiley
Book Type: Paperback
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