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Advantage of the vernacular name is
Option: 1
They can have opposite meanings in different countries
Option: 2
They can be corrected
Option: 3
They are universal in application
Option: 4
They are based on some characteristic of organisms.
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Disadvantages of vernacular names
Vernacular names are not used by biologists because
- They have no significance ad they are misleading. E.g. Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena), Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica).
- Some common names have no meaning. E.g. silverfish, jellyfish, cuttlefish, starfish they are not at all related. Silverfish is not even aquatic.
- Common names cannot be used by scientists all over the world.
- Sometimes a single organism is known by several names in the same language. E.g. water lily hs 81 dutch names, 44 french names and 15 English names.
- Different names can have opposing meanings in different countries.
- A single name can be used for more than one species. hence, they are confusing. E.g. Touch-me-not is used for both Impatiens balsamifera (Balsam) and Mimosa pudica.
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vernacular names are not universal in application, they cannot be corrected and can have opposite meanings in different countries. All these are disadvantages of vernacular names. Vernacular names being based on some characteristic of organisms, can be advantageous also.
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