Moe picks up an identical thick-bladed knife and hurls it at Whitford with an epithet. |
The species name is called the epithet of the species, and they are always printed in italics, by convention. |
The epithet post-dates the death of Akhenaten, who kept his monotheistic faith until the end. |
It is easily recognized by its long, stiff hairs for which it received its specific epithet. |
For once that epithet is justified and is more than a convenient journalistic label to ramp up the ghastliness of any given tragedy. |
The male then fertilizes the eggs and the female keeps them in her mouth for a few days until they hatch, thus earning the epithet mouth-brooder. |