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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down7·9 months agoI think claiming that it’s inspired by an episode of Doctor Who places it firmly in the realm of insane. Even your link says that the name was inspired by that. Nothing more.
minus-squarebritishblaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 months agoYeah alot of names and even scientific ideas are inspired by works of fiction. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organisms_named_after_works_of_fiction
I think claiming that it’s inspired by an episode of Doctor Who places it firmly in the realm of insane.
Even your link says that the name was inspired by that. Nothing more.
Yeah alot of names and even scientific ideas are inspired by works of fiction.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organisms_named_after_works_of_fiction