Oh for flip's sake, biologists!

[lanfykins]

Apomorphies, synapomorphies, symplesiomorphies... cladograms, phylograms, phylogenetic trees... monophyletic, paraphyletic and polyphyletic groupings...

Seriously, I'm on, like, chapter two of Futuyma's Evolution and I'm drowning in vocab like I'm doing languages rather than science. Especially since I've also just started the fossils section of

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[blue_cat]

:) because all learned men knew at least Latin and many Greek as well so it was quite natural & easy for them

[dr_bob]

See if you can find the Dorsal Horn Concerto by amateur transplants. That'll explain it :o)

[dr_bob]

PS it's not safe for work.

[lanfykins]

That makes so much sense :)

[bateleur]

chapter two of Futurama's Evolution

My misread was a lot more fun than the reality. ;-P

[beckyc]

Especially since I've also just started the fossils section of the geology course

The bit I remember most of the fossils geology revision class was when we had to admit defeat to the tutor and say "I can't believe I'm about to ask this, but could you please tell us if that is the mouth or the anus of this here rock?"

I got around the biology language difficulty by not doing any biology, so I can't help you with that course ;-).