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Ichthyosaurus (mock citation)
Ichthyosaurus citation
also: Ихтиозавр
An invented scholarly citation attributing a maxim to 'Ichthyosaurus,' the extinct marine reptile -- a joke on pseudo-erudite footnoting that cites impressive but meaningless authorities.
Reading notes
- Two Novels §3 Ichthyosaurus
An invented scholarly citation: Chekhov attributes the maxim to 'Ichthyosaurus,' the extinct marine reptile, as a joke on pseudo-erudite footnoting that cites impressive-sounding but meaningless authorities.