Great observations, BM, especially since I have consistently been using the terms ‘beak’ and ‘pedipalp’ in TOE. Not sure about ‘fangs’, though. The appendages are clearly designed after fingers, and after watching the clawing action they make when a Paramite attacks, it’s hard to escape the association. What’s more, they’re not teeth, and there’s no indication they deliver a poison.
Another area of potentially ambiguous nomenclature has occurred to me while trying to describe the vocalizations of Oddworld’s wildlife. Just what are the best words to describe the noises made by Scrabs, Paramites, and Sligs?
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