What would the scientific names of mythical creatures be? a werewolf would be Canis sapiens what would the Jabberwock be?

thought about that one but went with the latin name

The thunderbird should be Teratornis fulgens

Some Fairies and Gnomes might be in the genus Microhomo Cyclops: Gigantus monoculus? Faun: Homocapra sylatica Sphinx: Pteropanthera homocephalus Cerebrus: Canus tricephalus A few ideas for others: Chupacabra, Mermaids, Centaur, Selkie, Siren, Manticore

here’s a link if anyone is looking for inspiration: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hybrid_creatures_in_folklore

Glaresis Kafkaesque, the Metamorphosis beetle. The Glare and Sis also make sense.

Jabberwock: Unguladactyloa conjunctivita (family: Basiliskus, probably).

I have such fond memories of the -ology books

If you google a paper entitled “ICHNOTAXONOMY OF GIANT HOMINOID TRACKS IN NORTH AMERICA” you’ll see that the tracks of bigfoot have been given the scientific name of Anthropoidipes ameriborealis. Ichnotaxonomy is the field of classifying sign of organisms (such as tracks) in the absence of the orga…

Chupacabra: Depending on the canid or the humanoid, it would probably be Canus vampyrus or Saurosapiens vampyrus Mermaid: Homo piscis Centaur: Homo equus Selkie: Pinnipedia sapiens or Homo pinnipedia Siren: Homopteryx musicis Manticore: Leomorph scorpiones

Wouldn’t werewolves be Homo sapiens which are suffering from an unclassified infectious disease? Canis sapiens would be intelligent wolves or some other sort of intelligent canine.

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nickcarlson February 3, 2020, 12:30pm 22

Very true; there’s actually a name for it, lycanthropy, or in a more psychiatric context, clinical lycanthropy

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