tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512077439475812931.post7206189489366380164..comments2023-04-11T04:59:12.371-05:00Comments on Twin Beaks: That's Bombycilla, not bombastic!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512077439475812931.post-60918781458153532682009-03-11T08:08:00.000-05:002009-03-11T08:08:00.000-05:00Honey, don't get your underparts in a twist. The w...Honey, don't get your underparts in a twist. The word bombastic actually has the same root as bombyx--meaning silky. Bombast comes from Middle English bombast cotton padding, from Middle French bombace, from Medieval Latin bombac-, bombax cotton, alteration of Latin bombyc-, bombyx silkworm, silk, from Greek bombyk-, bombyx<BR/>Date:<BR/> 1583<BR/><BR/>: pretentious inflated speech or writingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512077439475812931.post-10814046111630660712009-03-10T18:03:00.000-05:002009-03-10T18:03:00.000-05:00You think YOU have problems with your scientific n...You think YOU have problems with your scientific name--how'd you like it to be Turdus??!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com