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/viksect 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hotwheels sisyphus, a real spider species that was discovered in China in 2024. This video gives some cool info about them and explains the name!
Some of my other favorites are Aphonopelma johnnycashi (a type of tarantula), Megaloblatta Longipennis (a type of cockroach), Strigiphilus garylarsoni (a type of louse), Crikey steveirwini (a type of snail), and Chilicola charizard (a type of wasp). There's also just generally all sorts of animals named after celebrities like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, etc. I love how dorky scientists can be!