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ap-

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bee

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aquil-

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eagle

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asin-

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donkey, ass

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av-

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bird

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bov-

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ox or cow

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can-

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dog

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capr-

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he-goat

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equ-

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horse

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fel-

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cat

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leon-

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lion

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lup-

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wolf

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ov-

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sheep

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pisc-

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fish

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porc-

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pig

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simi-

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monkey

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taur-

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bull

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vacc-

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cow

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vulp-

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fox

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adolesc-, adult

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to grow up

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avuncle-

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uncle

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fili-

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son or daughter

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fratr-

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matr-

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nepot-

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patr-

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puer-

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soror-

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nepotism

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the practice among those with power of favouring relatives

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capricious

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given to sudden and unpredictable changes in mood or behaviour

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avuncular

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kind towards a younger or less experienced person

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patrimony

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property inherited from a male ancestor/father

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auspicious

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favourable or conducive to success

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apiculture

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beekeeping

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matrix

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the cultural, social, or political enviornment in which something develops

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puerile

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childishly silly and immature

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fraternise

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associate or form a friendship with someone, wespecially when not supposed to

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leopard collective noun

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leap of leopards

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dog collective

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pack of dogs

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hippos collective

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crash of hippos

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kittens collective

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kindle of kittens

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owls colelctive

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parliament of owls

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monkeys collective

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troop of monkeys

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racehorse collective

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a string of racehorses

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thieves colelctive

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gang of thieves

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savages collective

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horde of savages

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actors collective

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company of actors

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angels collective

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a host of angels

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friends collective

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a party of friends

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policemen collective

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a posse of policement

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directors collective

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board of directors

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Who invented binomial classification

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Aristotle (4th century BC). In greek.

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The International Code of Botanical and Biological Nomenclature

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Carl von Linne or Carolus Linnaeus. changed binomial classification into Latin and expanded it.

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Fiscal shrike

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bird which catches its prey and impales them on throns or sharp objects. “Fiscal” = purse or treasure, referring to the treasures awaiting the burd inside the purse/stomach of dead animal

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