# The Art of Naming

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- Book: [The Art of Naming](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-ohl/the-art-of-naming) ([The Art of Naming.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-ohl/the-art-of-naming.md))
- Authors: [Michael Ohl](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-ohl), [Elisabeth Lauffer](https://www.bookquiver.com/elisabeth-lauffer)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-6234-592-7
- Published: 2018-03-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Exploring scientific naming as a joyful and creative act—from a lizard named after Jim Morrison to the Ampulex dementor wasps inspired by Harry Potter! Tyrannosaurus rex. Homo sapiens. Heteropoda...