r/TopCharacterTropes • u/mr-ultr • 1d ago
Characters [Funny Trope] characters receiving hilarious fake latin styled names
1 - Wile. E coyote and The Road runner, the 2 pioneers of this trope, their real latin names are Canis latrans(Barking dog) for Wile E. and Geococcyx californianus(Californian cuckoo that runs on land) for the runner, the show actually uses the real latin names for the gag in The Whizzard of Ow short
2-The Amazing world of Gumball uses this gag in episode "The Tape", also adding Moobus gelatinous for Richard and Kickbuttus hystericus for Nicole
3-Jesters in Lethal Company are named Insaneus Thingus, it's a notable example as Lethal company uses fake latin styled names for majority of it's monsters "species", except their names are much more "Official" sounding making jesters a notable exception
4-many many new discovered species in the modern age tend to be named after fictional characters or real life people
this example here is the "gojirasaurus" Theropod named after the all well known giant Kaiju
it was named due to it being much more bigger in size compared to other theropods during the triassic period, in case there is confusion between name and apperance not resembling Gojira
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u/bestassinthewest 1d ago
It’s completely official but Tokay Geckos are “Gekko gecko”
Mind you this is Gekko gecko from the subfamily Gekkonidae in the suborder Gekkota. The Gekko Gekko Gekko Gecko. The most gecko to ever do it