{"product_id":"the-naming-of-the-shrew-a-curious-history-of-latin-names","title":"The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names","description":"\u003cp\u003eLatin names--frequently unpronounceable  all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel--have been annoying the layman since they first became formalized as scientific terms in the eighteenth century.  Why on earth has the entirely land-loving Eastern Mole been named Scalopus aquaticus  or the Oxford Ragwort been called Senecio squalidus--dirty old man? What were naturalists thinking when they called a beetle Agra katewinsletae  a genus of fish Batman  and a Trilobite Han solo? Why is zoology replete with names such as Chloris chloris chloris (the greenfinch)  and Gorilla gorilla gorilla (a species of  well gorilla)?  The Naming of the Shrew will unveil these mysteries  exploring the history  celebrating their poetic nature and revealing how naturalists sometimes get things so terribly wrong. With wonderfully witty style and captivating narrative  this book will make you see Latin names in a whole new light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44955541930037,"sku":"ByrdShop_1408816989","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781408816981.jpg?v=1770310508","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-naming-of-the-shrew-a-curious-history-of-latin-names","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}