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GORILLA GORILLA

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- afaik it's supposed to be pronounced "boo-opps"
  
  I was saying boo-oops
Gorilla gorilla gorilla

To save you some time
Species named like this are called "autonymous". Like rattus rattus or puffinus puffinus.
- I was interested in a list of species like this, but couldn't find anything when searching for "autonym". Did you mean "Tautonym" instead?
  
  Oh doh yes I do! Once again I got tautonym and autonym mixed up. Autonym is within a species - like homo sapiens sapiens to distinguish from homo sapiens neanderthalensis.
stupid Buffalo latin name not being buffalo, otherwise this would fit:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
- But its name IS Bison Bison Bison!
  
  Buffaloan bison bison bison that Buffaloan bison bison bison buffalo also buffalo Buffaloan bison bison bison.
  
  YAAAY
- I dont know what you're talking about. My dumb brain just completes this with:
  
  mushroom, MUSHROOM. A snake oh no its a snake it's a.....
  
  Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo
  
  mushroom, MUSHROOM. A snake oh no its a snake it’s a…
  
  weebl it up my man
And then there's me, the homo homo.
- It's that the Latin name for the Common Bay Area Bartender? Or do I have it mixed up?
- homo homo sapiens sapiens
tap a face to tag
- Monke monke ! A shame that game got ruined by little kids
No caracal?
If you're cool you change languages mid name. Aquila chrysaetos.
- I'll do you one better: Diceros bicornis.
  
  Diceros bicornis
  
  The twohorned twohorn... this is wild.
Gorilla used repetitiveness.

It was very effective.
It goes, it goes, it goes, guillotine yuh
Personally I prefer Equus Caballus

Ð scientific name for Horse is just a fancier way of saying "horse horse"

Humanity is not often an especially creative race
- The grizzly bear is Ursos arctos horribilis, which translates as "horrible bear bear."
  
  Which is kind of funny because of miscommunication, they thought they were naming a grisly bear.
- shoutout for using thorn and eth, but man using just eth as a short for "the" took me a couple seconds to figure out.
  
  It's borrowed from Shavian's idea of short handing certain grammar words. Were I a bolder man I'd be doing ð same for for, but, and, not, so, to, and oðers, along wið a host of orþographic reforms.
flying gorila
Homo sapiens sapiens?
- Buffalo buffalo buffalo homo Homo sapiens sapiens?

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