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> Long Reviled as 'Ugly,' Sea Lampreys Get Some Respect (2023) (yale.edu) Wait, does this mean there are also land lampreys??
by jefurii 2y ago
> Long Reviled as 'Ugly,' Sea Lampreys Get Some Respect (2023) (yale.edu)
Wait, does this mean there are also land lampreys??
- smegsicle 2y agothat doesn't make any sense, would you also say that there should be land stars?
- jefurii 2y agoI've always heard of lampreys referred to as just "lampreys". Usually when you put a modifier in front of a name it's because you want to distinguish it from the normal, or most common, or the first-discovered thing. Saying "sea lamprey" implies that there are other kinds of lampreys that are not in the sea. I guess there could be fresh-water lampreys of course.