Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people (apnews.com)

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[-] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Add more hyphens. That name should be official. 🙃

[-] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Someone give me a two word latin phrase for the equivalent.

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