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4. In <strong>the</strong> spoken language it may prove practical to use <strong>the</strong><br />
alternative NBN-proposal of add<strong>in</strong>g -(taktsal)anoj (“taxon<br />
members”) to <strong>the</strong> basic name.<br />
O Delfeneskoj = “Delfenordanoj”<br />
When <strong>in</strong>corporat<strong>in</strong>g a scientific name <strong>in</strong>to a<br />
21 text, <strong>the</strong>re is no longer any need to make its<br />
particular status stand out aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> environment<br />
of normal language, by giv<strong>in</strong>g it a special emphasis such as<br />
(<strong>the</strong> usual) italics. The relator takes over this function<br />
perfectly well. One is now even at liberty to leave out <strong>the</strong><br />
genus name altoge<strong>the</strong>r and use only <strong>the</strong> species name<br />
preceded by its relator — provided, of course, that <strong>the</strong><br />
context makes it clear which genus it refers to.<br />
“Speak<strong>in</strong>g about Borago, its species name S medits<strong>in</strong>a (spec.<br />
offic<strong>in</strong>alis) gets its name from <strong>the</strong> ancient practice of us<strong>in</strong>g it to<br />
make wounds close up quickly.”<br />
“Snake birds, like G Anh<strong>in</strong>go (Anh<strong>in</strong>ga), pursue and catch fish<br />
under water.”<br />
As usual, subspecies are also def<strong>in</strong>ed by an extra<br />
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adjective put after <strong>the</strong> normal species adjective.<br />
Here, however, <strong>the</strong> taxon symbol is subdivided by<br />
an <strong>in</strong>dex<strong>in</strong>g cross. Everyth<strong>in</strong>g said about species names<br />
applies also to <strong>the</strong> subspecies names — particularly<br />
avoidance of tautonymy — except for <strong>the</strong> custom of<br />
employ<strong>in</strong>g mostly geographical concepts. [For varieties and<br />
races see Rule 27]. Decid<strong>in</strong>g, which subspecies has to be<br />
considered as typical of <strong>the</strong> whole group, is a very vexed<br />
question, which might better be left to <strong>the</strong> CBC-programme<br />
of Rule 2, mak<strong>in</strong>g a choice at random...<br />
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