I'll keep thinking. By the way, when is the deadline? So i know when to submit my final submission.
Hmm, hadn't thought of that. I imagine I will put up a 24 hour deadline later today, so at a guess I'd say you have 25-30 hours left. Either way, it's probably best to make a Final Submission now and then edit as appropriate.
Anyway, other names I like since my last post:
Aurumoth
Yeah I think this is my favourite name posted so far, in all honesty. Latin root, not quite pretentious enough to be inaccessible to the ordinary member, and suitably conveys both majesty and entomology. We have gold, moths, and "aura".
It also sets up a pseudo-legendary chain quite nicely as per bronze -> silver -> gold. But mostly the above.
Apocalyx
Not terribly fond of it since calyx has been integrated as an English word, and can be used to refer to a lot of things, none of which are related to arthropods. Still, I have to give credit where credit is due for the imaginative name, and this is probably the best portmanteau in the whole thread.
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BMB/anyone, can you give c&c on -fly names?
I should note here that I'm not fond of entries with "fly" in them. As in,
really not fond. Mainly because flies aren't exactly the most majestic or psychic or really... anything at all, bar being irritating. Beetles have strength, moths and butterflies are traditionally metaphors for the soul and the spirit, and so on, but flies don't really mean anything. Also it's a nasty sound to my aural palate, or rather, I find it difficult to read around them, if that makes sense. I'll probably include "Raflyel" because that is so unbelievably awful that it is actually good (and isn't a simple wordplay, unlike "Glorifly" or "Mystifly").
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Anyway, that said, here's my shortlist:
Code:
Aurumoth
Behemoth
Magnamoth
Mothereal
Prymoptera
...and the following will be shortlisted assuming they post a Final Sub:
Apocalyx
Divinimoth
Deusect
Lepidivine
Motatron
Retriarch
Raflyel
Sephimoth
Samaoth
That said, do note that there are only seven places on the slate, and as such, quite a few of these will have to be culled to make it. So basically shortlist =/= slate.
Feel free to argue or whatever it might be but really if you can find a convincing objective argument for names I'll be pretty surprised.
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Carry on.