Dear Caryn,
Thanks for your e-mail.
I do not know people interested by myself, but will put a copy to some
discussion lists to advise more people.
Sincerely,
Jean-Michel.
Dr. Jean-Michel MAES
MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO
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LEON
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Is anyone aware of a comprehensive study or report on the onomatopoeia of
animal names?
Of course their are obvious examples such as chickadee, crow, kookaburra,
katydid, cuckoo. And it seems there may be other less obvious examples in
English and other languages, e.g., duck, cow (Latin bos,
