Nature journal and Latin words

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  • July 25, 2014 at 8:36 pm
    mrsmccardell
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    Why do we include the Latin word with the English word? Is there an appropriate age for this?

    July 25, 2014 at 11:46 pm
    Bookworm
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    Because a great many species have more than one English name and it is quite unclear what is meant.  When your children learn taxonomic classification.

    July 25, 2014 at 11:55 pm
    mrsmccardell
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    Thank you. I hope your basement is better!

    July 26, 2014 at 12:00 am
    Karen Smith
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    In addition to what Bookworm said, the Latin names are universal. They are the same no matter what country you are from, making it clearer what organism is being studied.

    A good example of a common name being used for several organisms is hemlock. There are several totally different plants that are commonly called hemlock. One is a tree, another is a shrub, and another is a plant related to carrots.

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