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The blind beetle species Anophthalmus hitleri, named for Adolf Hitler. Natural History Museum: Coleoptera Section from South Kensingon, London, UK, via Wikimedia Commons

A blind beetle named Hitler? The case for changing offensive names of animals and plants, and how it can be done

Desalegn Chala, University of Oslo; Dag Endresen, University of Oslo; Nils Christian Stenseth, University of Oslo, and Sebsebe Demissew, Addis Ababa University

Taxonomy does not exist in a vacuum. It is deeply entwined with history and society.

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