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  • Gorilla gorilla gorilla
    Gorilla gorilla, Sula sula, and Other Animals Whose Names Are Tautonyms—the Same for Genus and Species

    …scientific name known as a tautonym. Moderately well-known examples of tautonyms are those for the wolverine (Gulo gulo), the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and the moose (Alces alces). Some species are further divided into subspecies, and thus they are sometimes known by a three-part name. (To get really nitpicky here,…

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    …scientific name known as a tautonym. Moderately well-known examples of tautonyms are those for the wolverine (Gulo gulo), the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and the moose (Alces alces). Some species are further divided into subspecies, and thus they are sometimes known by a three-part name. (To get really nitpicky here,…

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