eponym
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In the coming years, birds like Cooper’s Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe, and Lincoln’s Sparrow will be stripped of their eponyms and given new common English names.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2024
The decision to do away with all eponyms is more fair—and simpler—than trying to evaluate each name on its own, Kaufman says.
From Scientific American • Nov. 7, 2023
Medicine is also confronting problematic eponyms, perhaps most prominently the formerly official use of Nazi doctor Hans Asperger’s name for a neurodevelopmental condition that has since been merged with autism spectrum disorder.
From Scientific American • Nov. 7, 2023
None is from Africa, where about 1500 vertebrate species have eponyms, many reflecting the continent’s history of imperialism.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 5, 2023
Stories of heroic ancestors and of tribal eponyms intermingle; personal, tribal and national traits are interwoven.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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