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How to tell a bison from a buffalo-not to mention a yam from a sweet potato Here's a book for anyone who's ever wondered about the difference between a crayfish and a crawfish. Or a frog and a toad. Or a buzzard and a vulture. Animal taxonomy is not what you'd call an exact science, and the field is lousy with all sorts of confounding terms. In this entertaining, highly useful reference, Philip Mortenson takes on a wide-ranging list of monikers, from plants to higher mammals. Reviewed by an impressive cadre of experts, the book lays to rest any lingering confusion over the distinctions between seemingly related-yet crucially distinct-terms, such as mushroom and toadstool; moss and lichen; crocodile and alligator; skate and ray; turtle and tortoise; and mink, sable, ferret, ermine, stoat, and weasel. Everyone from the language lover to the nature buff will be charmed by this book. Philip B. Mortenson (Minneapolis, MN) studied the philosophy of science at the University of Minnesota.

书籍目录

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionI NOMENCLATURE AND TAXONOMY  Nomenclature (Scientific Common)  Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species 2 PLANTS  Bulb Corm Tuber Root  Corn Maize  Evergreen Deciduous Broadleaf Coniferous  Fruit Vegetable  Grass Reed Sedge Rush  Hardwood Softwood  Heath Heather  Mold Mildew  Moss Lichen  Mushroom Toadstool  M uskmelon Cantaloupe  Onion Scallion Shallot Leek  Pine Fir Spruce  Redwood Sequoia  Sap Resin Pitch Gum  Spine Thorn Prickle  Spore Seed  Sweet Potato Yam  Tree Shrub Bush3 TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES  Insect Spider Crustacean  Bee Wasp Hornet Ant  Bug Beetle  Centipede Millipede  Dragonfly Damselfly  Grasshopper Locust Cricket Katydid  Mite Chigger Tick Louse  Butterfly Moth Skipper  Caterpillar Grub Larva Maggot Nymph4 AQUATIC LIFE  Clam Oyster Mussel Scallop Bivalve Lampshell  Flounder Halibut Turbot Sole  Herring Sardine Pilchard Anchovy  Lobster Crayfish Crawfish Scampi  Marlin Swordfish Sailfish Spearfish  Minnows Suckers Other Small Fish  Sharks Other Fish  Shrimp Prawn Krill  Skate Ray Shark  Squid Octopus Cuttlefish5 AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES6 BIRDS7 MAMMALSNotesBibliographyIndex

内容概要

PHILIP B. MORTENSON studied the philosophy of science at the University of Minnesota. This Is Not a Weasel is his first book.

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