myrmepropagandist on Nostr: Is there a word for a species of animal, plant or other living thing where the only ...
Is there a word for a species of animal, plant or other living thing where the only information about them is the first paper describing the species? No photo, no studies, just “this is Fancyname latinsuffnix and we found one in a heap of leaves on the edge of the world.”
You can’t even know if they are endangered or even extinct.
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2025-01-10 11:50:22Event JSON
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