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Acinonyx Jubatus is the species name of Cheetah, also known as the fastest land animal. It is the only extant member of the genus "Acinonyx", which is Greek for "no-move-claw". This refers to the fact that Cheetah doesn't have retractable claws unlike the other big-cat ...
Pan Troglodytes is the species name for Chimpanzee. The word "Pan" refers to the genus of the species of great apes. While "Troglodytes" is a Greek word for "Cave-Dweller". This term was coined by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in his book on the natural varieties of the ...
Chivas Regal is a blended Scotch whisky produced by Chivas Brothers, owned by Pernod Ricard. Chivas Regal traces its roots back to 1801. Chivas Regal's home is Strathisla Distillery at Keith, Moray in Speyside, Scotland, the oldest operating Highland distillery which was founded in 1786. It is ...
Malibu Rum is a flavored rum-based liqueur made with natural coconut extract, possessing an alcohol content by volume of 21.0%. The brand is owned by Pernod Ricard. Advertising campaigns label it "Seriously Easy Going".
Even the English name "Platypus" has it own etymology. It is the latinisation of the Greek word platupous, which means "flat-footed". The species name Ornithorhynchus anatinus is derived from ornithorhynkhos, which literally means "bird snout" in Greek; and anatinus, ...
The English word is very similar: Chameleon. The English word chameleon (also chamaeleon) derives from Latin chamaeleō, a borrowing of the Greek (khamailéōn), a compound of khamaí which means "on the ground" and léōn which means "lion". The literal translation would be ...
The hippo's species name describes them very well. The word "hippopotamus" is derived from the ancient Greek hippopotamos, from hippos which means "horse", and potamos which means "river". The literal translation would be "horse of the river".
Jägermeister is a German 70-proof (35% abv) digestif made with 56 herbs and spices. It is the flagship product of Mast-Jägermeister SE, headquartered in Wolfenbüttel, south of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. Jägermeister is a type of liqueur called Kräuterlikör (herbal liqueur). In contrast to ...
