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Plural names



  A generic or species name can not be made plural by a suffix.  One 
can, however, refer to "an Edmontosaurus herd" or "an Archaeopteryx 
flock."  An alternative is to use the diminutive, edmontosaurs or 
archaeopteryxes.  Hope this clarifies things.