mihi itch
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English
Etymology
From Latin mihī̆, dative of egō̆ (“I”), + itch.
Noun
mihi itch (uncountable)
- (taxonomy) The ambition to publish and name large numbers of taxa as a form of personal aggrandizement.
- 2023, Wolfgang Denzer, Hinrich Kaiser, “Naming And Gaming: The Illicit Taxonomic Practice Of 'Nomenclatural Harvesting' And How To Avoid It”, in Journal of Zoology, volume 320, number 3, page 161:
- Unscrupulous individuals can and do jump freely into taxonomy to satisfy their ‘mihi itch’ by engaging in a practice called ‘taxonomic vandalism’ creating taxon names without proper scientific work to back them up.
