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Why would you think twice about ordering from a restaurant menu that lists only the second part of the species name (not the genus) of its offerings? Hint: Look up Ursus americanus, Ceanothus americanus, Bufo americanus, Homarus americanus, Lepus americanus, and Nicrophorus americanus.
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