# When were you first called a naturalist?

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**Created:** [February 9, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/when-were-you-first-called-a-naturalist/75506 "2026-02-09T10:08:10Z")\
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[https://mailman.swarpa.net/pipermail/fictionary/2002/001915.html](https://mailman.swarpa.net/pipermail/fictionary/2002/001915.html)  
Aussie picked “colugo” as the word in a Fictionary game that has been going on for over twenty years. I knew that a colugo is a kind of mammal, so she had to pick another word, or rather Joe did, as they tied in the previous round.

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