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'''Latin names''', also known as | '''Latin names''', also known as '''species names''' or '''scientific names''', are a recurring visual gag used in the ''[[Looney Tunes (franchise)|Looney Tunes]]'' animated franchise. They are primarily used for the [[Road Runner]] and [[Wile E. Coyote]]'s appearances. | ||
==List of Latin names== | ==List of Latin names== | ||
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| ''[[Stop! Look! And Hasten!]]'' || Hot-Roddicus Supersonicus || Eatibus-Anythingus | | ''[[Stop! Look! And Hasten!]]'' || Hot-Roddicus Supersonicus || Eatibus-Anythingus | ||
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| ''[[Ready | | ''[[Ready.. Set.. Zoom!]]'' || Speedipus-Rex || Famishus-Famishus | ||
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| ''[[Guided Muscle]]'' || Velocitus-Delectiblus || Eatibus " | | ''[[Guided Muscle]]'' || Velocitus-Delectiblus || Eatibus "almost" Anythingus | ||
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| ''[[Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z]]'' || Delicius-Delicius || Eatius-Birdius | | ''[[Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z]]'' || Delicius-Delicius || Eatius-Birdius | ||
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| ''[[Little Go Beep]]'' || Morselus-Babyfatius-Tastius || Poor-Schnookius | | ''[[Little Go Beep]]'' || Morselus-Babyfatius-Tastius || Poor-Schnookius | ||
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'''Note:''' The only time that the Road Runner and Wile E. were given their real | '''Note:''' The only time that the Road Runner and Wile E. were given their real Latin names was in ''[[The Whizzard of OW]]'' | ||
===TV series and specials=== | |||
===Video games=== | ===Video games=== | ||
===Comics=== | ===Comics=== | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
Wile E. Coyote | * In ''[[Stop! Look! And Hasten!]]'', when Wile E. tried using a Burmese tiger trap, an actual tiger appears and frightens Wile E. away. A latin name was given while it walks away: ''Surprisibus! Surprisibus!'' | ||
* Wile E. Coyote gives [[Bugs Bunny (character)|Bugs Bunny]] the Latin name ''Rabbitus-Idioticus-Delicius'' in the short ''[[Rabbit's Feat]]'', although it was spoken instead of being shown on-screen. | |||
* In ''[[Soup or Sonic]]'', The Road Runner's beeps are given a latin name of their own: ''Beepius-Beepius'' | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* In taxonomy, the term for Latin names is binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), or binary nomenclature, referring to the naming of | * In taxonomy, the actual term for Latin names is binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), or binary nomenclature, referring to the naming of species by giving each with a name composed of two parts, usually in Latin grammatical forms. | ||
* | * The actual scientific names for the coyote and roadrunner are ''Canis latrans'' and ''Geococcyx'', respectively; although ''Geococcyx'' is a genus name and not one referring to a singular species. | ||
[[Category:Recurring gags]] | [[Category:Recurring gags]] | ||
[[Category:Looney Tunes]] | [[Category:Looney Tunes]] | ||
[[Category:Under construction]] | [[Category:Under construction]] |
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Latin names, also known as species names or scientific names, are a recurring visual gag used in the Looney Tunes animated franchise. They are primarily used for the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote's appearances.
List of Latin names
Shorts
Title | Road Runner | Wile E. Coyote |
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Fast and Furry-ous Beep, Beep Going! Going! Gosh! |
Accelleratii-Incredibus | Carnivorous-Vulgaris |
Zipping Along | Velocitus-Tremenjus | Road Runnerus-Digestus |
Stop! Look! And Hasten! | Hot-Roddicus Supersonicus | Eatibus-Anythingus |
Ready.. Set.. Zoom! | Speedipus-Rex | Famishus-Famishus |
Guided Muscle | Velocitus-Delectiblus | Eatibus "almost" Anythingus |
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z | Delicius-Delicius | Eatius-Birdius |
There They Go-Go-Go! | Dig-Outius Tid-Bittius | Famishius-Fantasticus |
Scrambled Aches | Tastyus-Supersonicus | Eternalii-Famishiis |
Zoom and Bored | Birdibus-Zippibus | Famishus-Vulgarus |
Whoa, Be-Gone! | Birdius-High-Ballius | Famishus-Vulgaris-Ingeniusi |
Hook, Line and Stinker | Burnius-Roadibus | Famishius-Famishius |
Hip Hip-Hurry! | Digoutis-Unbelieveablii | Eatius-Slobbius |
Hot-Rod and Reel! | Super-Sonicus-Tastius | Famishius-Famishius |
Wild About Hurry | Batoutahelius | Hardheadipus-Oedipus |
Fastest with the Mostest | Velocitus-Incalcublii | Carnivorous-Slobbius |
Hopalong Casualty | Speedipus-Rex | Hardheadipus-Ravenus |
Zip 'n Snort | Digoutius-Hot-Rodis | Evereadii-Eatibus |
Lickety-Splat | Fastius Tasty-us | Apetitius-Giganticus |
Beep Prepared | Tid-bitius Velocitus | Hungrii Flea-baggius |
Zoom at the Top | Disappearialis-Quickius | Overconfidentii-Vulgaris |
War and Pieces | Burn-em Uppus-Asphaltus | Caninus-Nervous-Rex |
Freeze Frame | Semper Food-ellus | Grotesques-Appetitus |
Soup or Sonic | Ultra Sonicus-Ad Infinitium | Nemesis-Ridiculii |
Chariots of Fur | Boulevardius-Burnupis | Dogius-Ignoramii |
Little Go Beep | Morselus-Babyfatius-Tastius | Poor-Schnookius |
Note: The only time that the Road Runner and Wile E. were given their real Latin names was in The Whizzard of OW
TV series and specials
Video games
Comics
Miscellaneous
- In Stop! Look! And Hasten!, when Wile E. tried using a Burmese tiger trap, an actual tiger appears and frightens Wile E. away. A latin name was given while it walks away: Surprisibus! Surprisibus!
- Wile E. Coyote gives Bugs Bunny the Latin name Rabbitus-Idioticus-Delicius in the short Rabbit's Feat, although it was spoken instead of being shown on-screen.
- In Soup or Sonic, The Road Runner's beeps are given a latin name of their own: Beepius-Beepius
Behind the scenes
- In taxonomy, the actual term for Latin names is binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), or binary nomenclature, referring to the naming of species by giving each with a name composed of two parts, usually in Latin grammatical forms.
- The actual scientific names for the coyote and roadrunner are Canis latrans and Geococcyx, respectively; although Geococcyx is a genus name and not one referring to a singular species.