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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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Coccinellidae (Family)
Derived from "Scarlet"
Anisoptera (Infraorder)
From "Unequal wings"
Homo Sapiens (Genus + Species)
From "Human" and "Wise"
Pan Troglodytes (Genus + Species)
From the Greek god Pan and the mythological humanoid Troglodytae
Sphyrnidae (Family)
From "Hammer"
Lemuroidea (Superfamily)
From "Lemur"
Anura (Order)
Means "Alpha Primitive"
Bos Taurus (Genus + Species)
Literally "Cow Bull"
Psittaciformes (Order)
Is Ancient Greek for Parrot
Sus (Genus)
"Su" had been commonly used for female swines or wild boars
Lophiiformes (Order)
From "Monkfish" or "Goosefish"
Canis Lupus (Genus + Species)
From "Dog Wolf"
Acinonyx Jubatus (Genus + Species)
From "Thorn Claw" and "Dorsal hair"
Gallus Gallus (Genus + Species)
Latin for "Chicken"
Phascolarctos Cinereus (Genus + Species)
Greek and Latin for "Ash-Coloured Pouch Bear"
Panthera Leo (Genus + Species)
"Panther" and "Lion"
Vermilingua (Subspecies)
Means "Worm Tongue"
Panthera Onca (Genus + Species)
Latin of "Panther" and Portugese of "Jaguar"
Ovis (Genus)
"Ovis" is Latin for sheep
Architeuthis Dux (Genus + Species)
Means "most important squid leader"
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 44
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.