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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: The Olympic marmot #111315 09/03/2003 11:05 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 From August National Geographic...Georg Wilhelm Stellar's was Vitus Bering's naturalist on the Russian expedition that discovered Alaska in 1741. ... Along with the Stellar's jay, Stellar also "discovered" a slew of other creatures to which he added his name... Stellar sea lion, Stellar's eider and Steller's sea cow. ================= Just as an aside...I love how countries can be "discovered" when there are already folks who inhabit the place. They should come up with an other word, don't you think? Anything to suggest? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Olympic marmot #111316 09/03/2003 11:46 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui http://snurl.com/28jk http://snurl.com/28jl HTH. TTFN. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Olympic marmot #111317 09/04/2003 2:00 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Oh, bel--it is SO GOOD to see you back here!!! HUGGGGGG!!!! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Olympic marmot #111318 09/04/2003 2:20 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Bean old hand Bean old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 The salmon names - sockeye, coho, chum - are probably not capitalized becuase they are neither place names nor people's names, they are attempts at transliterating Aboriginal names for the fish. I don't think "whitefish" is actually a fish, it's just a description. (DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS!) In my part of the world, whitefish is probably cod, but it can also be haddock or any of a bunch of white [space] fish. some more for your list: Richardson's ground squirrel Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Oof, I had more, but I've forgotten them. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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