Loving this roundup oflittle - known wordsfrom Mental Floss ’s John Green . Tons of strange full term and designations in this accumulation , from the scientific to the anatomic to the socio - cultural .
https://gizmodo.com/learn-odd-and-obscure-words-with-this-illustrated-alpha-5923286
Some highlights :
•Petrichor – that amazing rain smell• Gam – the collective noun used to describe whale ( but what do you call a group of whale sharks?)• Caruncula – the little , triangular bump on the inner corner of each eye . ( Not be confused with your plica semilunaris – what some consider to be a vestigial remnant of a third eyelid . )
https://gizmodo.com/what-really-causes-that-amazing-after-the-rain-smell-1167869568
https://gizmodo.com/fill-in-the-blank-a-gaggle-of-geese-a-pride-of-lions-471227973
https://gizmodo.com/10-vestigial-traits-you-didnt-know-you-had-5829687
[ ViaMental Floss ]
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