g. m. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Gerbils are also called clawed jirds or clawed warriors. Male and female
>warriors are called Bella Tor and Bella Trix, which is Latin.
Veterans will know we discussed this at great length some time ago.
Despite discussing various ideas the words Tor and Trix were the only
ones that there was not a lot of opposition to. Unfortunately the names
do not appear to be in general use.
They are derived from the Latin for Male Warrior (bellator) and Female
Warrior (bellatrix). This is because the scientific name for gerbils is
in part derived from a warrior described by Homer in the Iliad. And of
course, gerbils can be very courageous fighters.
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Julian
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