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  2. Short and long titles - Wikipedia

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    Short titles were subsequently given to many unrepealed acts at later dates; for example, the Bill of Rights, an act of 1689, was given that short title by the Short Titles Act 1896, having until then been formally referred to only by its long title, An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.

  3. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Short for I'm not dead yet: Ken and Barbie [4] Mutations in the ken and barbie locus cause loss of external male and female genitalia in a fraction of homozygous flies: Drosophila gene Lunatic Fringe, Manic Fringe, and Radical Fringe: Makes caterpillars floppy: Codes for a toxin which leads to insects’ bodies breaking down: Gene in ...

  4. List of short species names - Wikipedia

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    Living organisms are known by scientific names.These binomial names can vary greatly in length, and some can be very short; genus or species names composed of only one letter are not allowed by any of the nomenclature codes, but any combination of two letters and above can be valid if it has not been previously used.

  5. List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic ...

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    This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...

  6. List of short titles - Wikipedia

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    Craies and Hardcastle. "Popular or Short Titles of Statutes". Treatise on the Construction and Effect of Statute Law. 2nd Ed. 1892. p 604. "Alphabetical Table of Statutes". Juta's Statutes of South Africa. "Alphabetical Table of Statutes". The Statutes of New South Wales. "Alphabetical Table of Statutes". Statutes of Saskatchewan.

  7. Glossary of scientific naming - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of terms and symbols used in scientific names for organisms, and in describing the names. For proper parts of the names themselves, see List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names. Note that many of the abbreviations are used with or without a stop.

  8. Short-title catalogue - Wikipedia

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    A short-title catalogue (or catalog) is a bibliographical resource that lists printed items in an abbreviated fashion, recording the most important words of their titles. The term is commonly encountered in the context of early modern books, which frequently have lengthy, descriptive titles on their title pages .

  9. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Organisms

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    Capitalize scientific names above the rank of species, and italicize them from the rank of genus downward. Common (vernacular) names of species and other groupings are lower case except where they contain a proper name. Names of standardized domesticated varieties/breeds may be capitalized, but not informal landraces or types.