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  2. Magical creatures in Harry Potter - Wikipedia

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  3. List of organisms named after the Harry Potter series

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    "This species is named after Aragog, the famous fictional spider from “Harry Potter” book series by J.K. Rowling, in a reference to the similarities between this species and the animatronic puppet version of the character used in the film “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, which is actually based on a wolf spider." [14]

  4. Stingray - Wikipedia

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    Stingrays are a group of sea rays, a type of cartilaginous fish.They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae (deepwater stingray), Urolophidae (stingarees), Urotrygonidae (round rays), Dasyatidae (whiptail stingrays), Potamotrygonidae (river stingrays), Gymnuridae (butterfly rays ...

  5. List of organisms named after works of fiction - Wikipedia

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    Harry Lime, The Third Man "This species is named after Harry Lime, Welles' character in Carol Reed's movie The Third Man (1949). Calx is a Latin noun in apposition meaning 'lime' (that is, the mineral)." Orsonwelles falstaffius Hormiga, 2002: Spider: John Falstaff, Chimes at Midnight: Orsonwelles iudicium Hormiga, 2002: Spider: The Trial

  6. Animals in games vs their real life counterparts - AOL

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    None of these animals belong in space. Aside from sort-of looking like their real-life comparisons they have nothing in common. 3). Tom Nook vs Raccoon

  7. Why are stingrays so damn happy all the time? - AOL

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    For over a hundred million years, the stingray has roamed the world's oceans as an almost mythological animal: extraordinarily graceful, yet potentially lethal.

  8. Urolophidae - Wikipedia

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    The Urolophidae are a family of rays in the order Myliobatiformes, commonly known as stingarees or round stingrays. This family formerly included the genera Urobatis and Urotrygon of the Americas , which are presently recognized as forming their own family Urotrygonidae .

  9. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (book) - Wikipedia

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    The book's fictional author, Newt Scamander, does not appear in the main Harry Potter book series. However, his name is seen on the Marauder's Map in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film. [4] He is the central character of the Fantastic Beasts film series, in which he is played by Eddie Redmayne.