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Clupea harengus Klupeo harengonoma [herr<strong>in</strong>g]<br />

Turdus merula Turdo merlonoma [blackbird]<br />

Falco cherrug Falko tsherugonoma<br />

[We borrowed this standard procedure from NBN.]<br />

The cowslip, Primula offic<strong>in</strong>alis, is popularly named “majfloro”<br />

[mayflower] <strong>in</strong> traditional Esperanto, but is scientifically named<br />

only as Primullo medits<strong>in</strong>a; although “majelomonata” [”(In <strong>the</strong>)<br />

month of May”] may do just as well for this epitethon.<br />

6. A morphological or behavioural feature should override any<br />

purely geographical notion.<br />

nilotica mevobeka<br />

[”from <strong>the</strong> Nile”] [”hav<strong>in</strong>g a gull’s beak”]<br />

caspia kritshanta<br />

[”caspian”] [”screech<strong>in</strong>g”]<br />

7. The semantic elements of a compound word are considered<br />

to be of equal value and quality. They are normally cited <strong>in</strong><br />

alphabetic order; but this sequence may be <strong>in</strong>versed if a<br />

synonym has to be co<strong>in</strong>ed with <strong>the</strong> same elements and<br />

mean<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

blugriza [”blue-grey”] preferable to grizablua [“grey-blue”]<br />

8. Once attributed under <strong>the</strong> new Taxonomy, a specific<br />

name/word should never be changed, even if <strong>the</strong> species at<br />

stake needs to be moved to ano<strong>the</strong>r genus. [For eventually<br />

ensu<strong>in</strong>g homonymy see Rule 29.2]<br />

Fr<strong>in</strong>gilla domesticus Passer domesticus <br />

Pasero familiara<br />

Taenia dim<strong>in</strong>uta Hymenolepis dim<strong>in</strong>uta <br />

Himenolepido plieta<br />

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