It's worth pointing out that the OED (or any dictionary) is a bad place to look for specialist terminology.
In particular, it doesn't do very well in cases like this might be, where a term is used frequently for a single species or small group of species, and less frequently for a wider class. For instance, compare a dictionary with a bird-watching guide.
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Re: Well, according to us...
Date: 2003-07-14 08:46 am (UTC)It's worth pointing out that the OED (or any dictionary) is a bad place to look for specialist terminology.
In particular, it doesn't do very well in cases like this might be, where a term is used frequently for a single species or small group of species, and less frequently for a wider class. For instance, compare a dictionary with a bird-watching guide.