On 2018-08-15 03:32 PM, MRAB wrote: > On 2018-08-15 18:27, MRAB wrote: >> On 2018-08-15 09:17, Jonathan Fine wrote: >>> Steve Barnes and Greg Ewing wrote: >>> >>>>> * A dinosaur is specifically an extinct terrible (formerly >>>>> considered) >>>>> lizard >>>> >>>> >>>> Which technically is not a lizard. >>> >>> I can't resist. Puffinus puffinus is the scientific name for >>> >>> (drum roll) >>> >>> no, not the Atlantic (or common) Puffin but >>> >>> (off-pitch fanfare) >>> >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_shearwater >>> >> While we're at it, what's the only creature that's known commonly and >> only by its scientific name? >> > The answer is boa constrictor. > I would have guessed Tyrannosaurus Rex
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