D&D 3.x Scientific names

[abe ray]

I think that even though they are mammals they can breathe water.

 

[jaelis]

I think that even though they are mammals they can breathe water.

No, seals cannot breathe water, no mammal can.

 

[abe ray]

Well, I know that they can hold their breath for hours at least.

 

[jaelis]

Yep, a couple hours for the big ones.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I’m still unclear: are they sharklike seals? Seal-like sharks? Aquatic? Amphibious? Got legs?

Tell me more about them.

 

[abe ray]

Seal-like sharks, largely aquatic & no legs.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Arcanopistrus pilosis (magical hairy shark)

Arcanopistrus could be used as a genus name for magical sharks in general.

 

[Yaarel]

[MENTION=19675]Dannyalcatraz[/MENTION]

You really have a knack for these scientific names. They sound great.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Thank you!

The heavy lifting is done by this website:
https://www.wordhippo.com/

I found it by coincidence just a few weeks before this thread started.

The rest is a lifelong interest in biology, so I'm often aware of the real names of critters. I kid you not, my parents- an MD and a music teacher- got kicks out of teaching me scientific names before common ones. I learned Lepidoptera and Arachnid before butterfly or spider.

 

[abe ray]

Squark-a great white shark with psionic powers & squid tentacles where it’s tail should be-sharkus psionocus squidus?
From xanth comes a trio of weird plants to consider-crabapple-a apple with crab claws-applious cancer
Infantree-a tree that grows battle ready infants-battlreadius homomorph
Tangle tree a oak sized caniverous plant-oakious chompious?