scientific name
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The scientific name for screwworm really struck me, because it’s Cochliomyia hominivorax, which translates to “man-eater.”
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Viewers were invited to submit a proposed scientific name along with a justification.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026
Eventually the arm were identified as belonging to a seven-arm octopus, which has the scientific name Haliphron atlanticus.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
The scientific name can diverge from the common name of the virus or the disease.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 3, 2024
It’s not like the thing has a name tag, accompanied by a scientific name for its—his?—species.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
