Language for taxonomic names, redux

[Michael Everson]

On 2 Mar 2017, at 19:49, Kent Karlsson <kent.karlsson14 at telia.com> wrote:

> Hmm. Since these are /names/ of /entire species/ (not individuals), I don't think it is appropriate to pluralise these names in any language.

Yet we do. I’m sure one could easily hear “I saw three Archaeopteryxes, four Tyrannosaurs (or four Tyrannosaurus rexes), and six Homo erectuses.

Michael

PS: The plural of euro is euros.