rickardsonii

Updated: January 14, 2026

Take, for example, such a phrase as `Arctomys spermophilus Rickardsonii, which, although nearly a yard long, means simply the `tawny marmot. Do not mistake me," continued Lucien; "I do not object to the use of the Greek or Latin phraseology used in such cases. Some universal language must be adopted, so that the naturalists of different countries may understand each other.

Mayne Reid - The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North