Talk:List of commonly used taxonomic affixes

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Inaccurate translation for the word "Tyranno"?[edit]

"tyranno-, -tyrannus: Pronunciation: /taɪrænoʊ/, /taɪrænəs/. Origin: Ancient Greek τυράννος (turannos). Meaning: king."

"-rex: Pronunciation: /rεks/. Origin: Latin rex. Meaning: king."

"Rex" is Latin for the English word "King", no? Thus the English translation provided here for the word "Tyranno" is inaccurate, right? (If I'm not mistaken the word "Tyranno" should translate into "Tyrant", hence the dinosaur "Tyrannosaurus rex" translating into "Tyrant Lizard King" in English.

Citation[edit]

This is a really great list, but it lacks citation. I don't doubt that the contents are right, but could someone add citations? Not only to verify this, but also it would help people looking for resources for affixes that aren't included on this list132.239.112.44 (talk) 23:24, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I know this may be quite controversial, but...[edit]

Should we make this list exhaustive? I am just asking. If yes, go ahead; if not, don't. Thanks! Caehlla (talk) 13:32, 22 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, personally I prefer to keep this list to commonly used taxonomic affixes; i.e. those affixes that people are most likely to stumble across in the real world. Serendi ^pod ous 13:35, 22 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I would argue that the list is pretty subjective as it is. The world of taxonomy is so large that it would be hard to objectively compile a representative list of common taxonomic affixes. I would argue for an exhaustive list. I don't see why wikipedia would want just some of a topic, and not as exhaustive as possible. 132.239.112.44 (talk) 20:46, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Palaeontological Over-Representation?[edit]

It seems many of the affixes listed here are frequently found in the names of extinct organisms, but there are far fewer of the sort that are found in the names of extant organisms. For instance, colour words (e.g. rufa) and habitat descriptors (e.g. sylvestris) that are found in the names of many extant organisms are noticeably under-represented. Good starting points for adding more affixes to round these areas out might be Borror's (1960) Dictionary of Root Words and Combining Forms, especially the appendix listing common combining forms, or Woods' (1966) English-Classical Dictionary for the Use of Taxonomists.

"Sylvestris" and "rufa" would belong in List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names, since they are complete words; this page deals with word-fragments like "megalo-". Serendi ^podous 12:43, 28 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Still, affixes derived from or related to these terms, like "sylvi-" or "rufi-", and terms of that nature should be accounted for if this list is to represent even a brief summary of the most commonly used roots encountered in scientific names. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.78.18.177 (talk) 06:01, 1 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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