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Q&A Coming up with names for species in fiction?

One important aspect of naming creatures is onomatopoeia and ideophone - the name should give an impression of what the creature is. For example: A buruk can sound like a large, powerful, lumber...

posted 11y ago by Yehuda Shapira‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:26:45Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Yehuda Shapira‭ · 2019-12-08T02:26:45Z (over 4 years ago)
One important aspect of naming creatures is [onomatopoeia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia) and [ideophone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideophone) -  
the name should give an impression of what the creature _is_.

For example:

- A _buruk_ can sound like a large, powerful, lumbering beast
- _Fleep_ may give the impression of a small, flying rodent.
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-07-17T10:02:30Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 5