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[memnoch1970]

dam latin names lol

[Stefan-A]

dam latin names lol

Latinized Greek. Thamnophis is a combination of two Greek words, meaning "bush" and "snake", but it's written in the Latin alphabet and should technically follow the Latin grammatical rules when you create a scientific name or use it. So there's only one correct way to write it, but no correct way to pronounce it.