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mkl
912 days ago
Yes. Island gigantism and insular dwarfism (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insular_dwarfism
).
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fireflies_
912 days ago
It's a shame that these aren't parallel. Why couldn't it be "insular gigantism" or "island dwarfism"? (But not both!)
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messe
911 days ago
What’s even worse is that Island Gigantism is a Germanic derived word followed by a Latin derived word, while Insular Dwarfism has the etymologies the other way around.
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