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HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS

You know what it means.  (DO you know what it means?  The Latinized-Greekish universal scientific name for “Bald Eagle”?  Literally translated “Sea-Eagle White-Head”?  Term established in the 18th century by Swedish naturalist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus?  Yes, you knew that.)

But can you say it out loud?  Without sneezing or coughing or mumbling?

I couldn’t either until I utilized the ever-handy Google to find someone to say it for me.

I found lots of someones.  Here’s a site that has Americans, Brits, Welsh, Australians, Canadians, Dutch, Chinese, Germans, Italians, Japanese, Poles, Danes, Russians, Spaniards, Turks, and yes, Swedes, and smart people of other nationalities saying it.

Go ahead.  Impress your friends.