| 词汇 | nessiteras rhombopteryx |
| 词源 | Nessiteras rhombopteryx. Nessiteras rhombopteryx was sug- gested by British naturalist Sir Peter Scott as the scientific name for the fabled Loch Ness Monster, which many have claimed, without much proof, to have seen rising from the depths of Loch Ness in Scotland. Believers rejoiced that a noted scientist was on their side, until it was found that Nessiteras rhombop- teryx is an anagram of “Monster hoax by Sir Peter S.” |
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