Talk:surinaminaguti
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Surjection in topic RFV discussion: September 2022
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Finnish. Appears to only exist on laji.fi — SURJECTION / T / C / L / 11:29, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
- True, but Laji.fi fi is the only authoritative source for Finnish names of plant and animal species, albeit not necessarily updated according to latest genetic research). One cannot expect a lively discussion in newspapers and/or internet about small exotic animals (large ones are better known). Yet that's the word that should primarily be used if Dasyprocta cristata is mentioned in a Finnish text. The synonymous harjasaguti appears in exactly same places: at laji.fi (surinaminaguti as primary name) and Finnish Wikipedia's list of species (harjasaguti as primary name). I would say we either have both or neither.--Hekaheka (talk) 11:24, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- It's admittedly a tricky situation. Many of these official names are not attestable and shouldn't have entries, but at the same time they are worth documenting. I don't really know what the best approach would be. — SURJECTION / T / C / L / 18:24, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- I'll just retract this for now until there is a proper solution to this. (Appendix?) — SURJECTION / T / C / L / 12:22, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
- It's admittedly a tricky situation. Many of these official names are not attestable and shouldn't have entries, but at the same time they are worth documenting. I don't really know what the best approach would be. — SURJECTION / T / C / L / 18:24, 15 September 2022 (UTC)