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The Scientific Misappropriation of Popular Terms

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I ENTIRELY agree with Dr. Harmer (NATURE, October 26) that the extension of priority to groups larger than genera is undesirable, and the use of the word insect should be judged solely by practical convenience.

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GREGORY, J. The Scientific Misappropriation of Popular Terms. Nature 88, 7 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/088007a0

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