"lion" +/- "-s"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 10/27/2008 08:00 AM, Charles Doyle wrote:
>... The individual he was featuring (an American) likewise referred
>to groups (or masses) as "hippo," "hyena," and "zebra."

I forgot to ask -- was the American an expert (mammalogist,
perhaps)?  That would be a clue to practice amongst the professionals.

Joel

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