Talk:Thetys vagina

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etymology?
It seems strange that it would be called that for no reason XD Wesborden (talk) 20:33, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Unless we can find Tilesius' 1802 paper describing it, I can only assume that, since "Thetys" refers to the nereid and sea goddess, Tilesus thought the creature's large and suggestively shaped oral opening made it look like a woman's hoohaw swimming in the sea. But don't quote me on this, as according to WP:SOURCE, I'm technically not a "reliable source."--Mr Fink (talk) 21:38, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Vagina, the species epithet is Latin for "sheath," and its not unreasonable to believe Tilesius had that rationale when naming the organism. It was the same rationale used in the naming of "vanilla" for similar reasons, as per Vanilla. --Ornithoptera (talk) 01:26, 1 November 2021 (UTC)