Ask HN: Should we give the pre-covid19 host a short name, e.g. “Species X”?
"Species X" is to Covid19 as "Civet Cat" is to SARS.
Giving something a short well-known name makes it easier to talk about it.
We could have headlines like:
"Scientists still searching for Species X"
or:
"Species X: Bat, pangolin, mink, or something else?"
or, if you like conspiracy theories:
"There is no Species X"
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