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Animal's Scientific Name

Animals have scientific names, can you guess which animal fits which name?
What part of the name is put in brackets
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Last updated: February 27, 2025
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First submittedNovember 24, 2022
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Lophiiformes (Order)
From "Monkfish" or "Goosefish"
Ovis (Genus)
"Ovis" is Latin for sheep
Phascolarctos Cinereus (Genus + Species)
Greek and Latin for "Ash-Coloured Pouch Bear"
Lemuroidea (Superfamily)
From "Lemur"
Bos Taurus (Genus + Species)
Literally "Cow Bull"
Psittaciformes (Order)
Is Ancient Greek for Parrot
Coccinellidae (Family)
Derived from "Scarlet"
Homo Sapiens (Genus + Species)
From "Human" and "Wise"
Architeuthis Dux (Genus + Species)
Means "most important squid leader"
Sphyrnidae (Family)
From "Hammer"
Anisoptera (Infraorder)
From "Unequal wings"
Anura (Order)
Means "Alpha Primitive"
Sus (Genus)
"Su" had been commonly used for female swines or wild boars
Canis Lupus (Genus + Species)
From "Dog Wolf"
Vermilingua (Subspecies)
Means "Worm Tongue"
Pan Troglodytes (Genus + Species)
From the Greek god Pan and the mythological humanoid Troglodytae
Acinonyx Jubatus (Genus + Species)
From "Thorn Claw" and "Dorsal hair"
Panthera Onca (Genus + Species)
Latin of "Panther" and Portugese of "Jaguar"
Panthera Leo (Genus + Species)
"Panther" and "Lion"
Gallus Gallus (Genus + Species)
Latin for "Chicken"
Aligator
Anglerfish
Ant
Anteater
Archerfish
Baboon
Bald Eagle
Black Mamba
Black Widow
Blue Whale
Butterfly
Cattle
Cheetah
Chicken
Chimpanzee
Chinchilla
Cobra
Dingo
Donkey
Dragonfly
Dung Beatle
Elephant
Frog
Gecko
Giant Squid
Hammerhead Shark
Hawk
Hedgehog
Human
Jaguar
Jumping Spider
Kangaroo
Koala
Komodo Dragon
Ladybug
Lemur
Lion
Lynx
Parrot
Peacock
Penguin
Pidgeon
Pig
Porcupine
Rat
Robin
Sheep
Swallow
Tapir
Wolf
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3 Comments
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Level 73
Feb 20, 2025
The explanation for "Coccinellidae (Family)" has a typo: you wrote "Dirived" instead of "Derived".
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Level 43
Feb 23, 2025
Should be fixed now. Thank you :)
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Level 73
Feb 23, 2025
It has not been fixed. Maybe you should resubmit the quiz.