jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agoBotanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific nameswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down14cross-posted to: science@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkBotanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific nameswww.theguardian.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-squareCameronDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 months agoTLDR: Caffra -> Affra Meanwhile: https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/469
minus-squareiAmTheTot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoWhat’s racist about that fish? Is it some derogatory term I’m not familiar wi… Oh. Ooooh.
TLDR: Caffra -> Affra
Meanwhile: https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/469
What’s racist about that fish? Is it some derogatory term I’m not familiar wi… Oh. Ooooh.
I still don’t get it, help!
Look at the ”Other names”.
Rockperch?