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Latin Names, or Scientific Names, are running gags in almost every Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner films. Whenever the Coyote and Road Runner first appear on screen, the screen freezes, and their names appear, both in English and Latin, although the Latin names aren't really the exact translations.
The Latin names are however not found on any of the DFE-era Road Runner cartoons. It is also not used in "To Beep or Not to Beep" (which reuses footage from Adventures of the Road Runner). To date, the CGI Road Runner theatrical cartoons have not yet used any Latin names when describing the characters.
Additionally, there have been Latin names for Bugs Bunny (Rabbitus idioticus delicius in "Rabbit's Feat", Oryctolagus Cuniculus, the scientific name of the European Rabbit, in "In Cold Fudd"), Granny (Judgius oldius in "Inherit the Windbag"), Foghorn Leghorn (Roosterus blabberus also in "Inherit the Windbag"), the Burmese tiger (Surprisibus! Surprisibus! in "Stop! Look! And Hasten!"), and the Roadrunner's trademark sound "Beep Beep!" (Beepius-beepius in "Soup or Sonic").
Variants[]
Classic Cartoons[]
| Cartoon | Road Runner | Wile E. Coyote |
|---|---|---|
| Fast and Furry-ous | Accelleratii incredibus | Carnivorous vulgaris |
| Zipping Along | Velocitus tremenjus | Road-Runnerus digestus |
| Stop! Look! And Hasten! | Hot-roddicus supersonicus | Eatibus anythingus |
| Ready.. Set.. Zoom! | Speedipus rex | Famishus-famishus |
| Guided Muscle | Velocitus delectiblus | Eatibus almost anythingus |
| Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z | Delicius-delicius | Eatius birdius |
| There They Go-Go-Go! | Dig-outius tid-bittius | Famishius fantasticus |
| Scrambled Aches | Tastyus supersonicus | Eternalii famishiis |
| Zoom and Bored | Birdibus zippibus | Famishus vulgarus |
| Whoa, Be-Gone! | Birdius high-ballius | Famishius vulgaris ingeniusi |
| Hook, Line and Stinker | Burnius-roadibus | Famishius-famishius |
| Hip Hip- Hurry! | Digoutis-unbelievablii | Eatius Slobbius |
| Hot-Rod and Reel! | Super-sonicus-tastius | Famishius-famishius |
| Wild About Hurry | Batoutahelius | Hardheadipus oedipus |
| Fastest with the Mostest | Velocitus incalcublii | Carnivorous slobbius |
| Hopalong Casualty | Speedipus rex | Hard-Headipus ravenus |
| Zip 'n Snort | Digoutius-hot-rodis | Evereadii eatibus |
| Lickety-Splat | Fastius tasty-us | Apetitus giganticus |
| Beep Prepared | Tid-bitius velocitus | Hungrii flea-baggius |
| Zoom at the Top | Disappearialis quickius | Overconfidentii vulgaris |
| Speedomitrus-maximus | Appetitius-uncontrolibus | |
| War and Pieces | Burn-em uppus asphaltus | Caninus nervous rex |
| Freeze Frame | Semper food-ellus | Grotesques appetitus |
| Soup or Sonic | Ultra-sonicus ad infinitum
("Beep Beep" has "Beepius-beepius") |
Nemesis ridiculii |
| Chariots of Fur | Boulevardius-burnupius | Dogius ignoramii |
| Little Go Beep | Morselus babyfatius tastius | Poor schnookius |
| Whizzard of Ow | Geococcyx californianus (actual taxonomic name for the Greater Roadrunner; translates as "Californian earth-cuckoo") |
Canis latrans (actual taxonomic name for the Coyote; translates as "barking dog") |
The Looney Tunes Show[]
| Cartoon | Road Runner | Wile E. Coyote |
|---|---|---|
| Sail Fail | Avian aerodynamicus | Canis idioticus |
Looney Tunes Cartoons[]
| Cartoon | Road Runner | Wile E. Coyote |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Control | Speedius-Gonzalicus (References Speedy Gonzales' name) |
Fallious Flatius |
| Multiply and Conquer | Speedius-Ludicrous | Eternicus-Failurus |
| Swoop De Doo! | Speed Breaking Recordus | Starvingus Loserus |
| Asphalt and Battery | Velocitacus Raptorus | Rapacious Resarchi |
| Fast & Steady | Ridiculous Uber Fast Birdus | |
| Spring Forward, Fall Flat | Lickity-Spliticus | Lickity-Lipsius |
| Portal Kombat | Outpaceous-Zipspastus | Fastidious-Fastactus |
DC Comic Variants[]
| DC Comic Story | Issues | Road Runner | Wile E. Coyote |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shot Felt 'Round the World | 1, | Zoomus-zoomus | Genius-schemenius |
| Gotcha Covered | 2, | Beepus-beepus | Sneakyus-starvingus |
| Rock 'n' Roll Wile E. | 3, | Fleetus-footus | Famishus-famishus |
| Catch as Catch Can't | 20, | Alwaysus-aheadus | Neverus-learnus |
| Tanks but No Tanks! | 59, | Movingous-targettus | Doofus ex machina |
| Bird's Eye View | 65, 220, 247 | Plightius in plain sightius | Schemious off screenious |
| Fowled Out | 77, | Zoompastia-agiliti | Fantasticus-obsessiv |
| Cheops Stix
Note: Uses Egyptian Names for this comic. |
79, 177 | Here-An-Gon-Inna-Flash | Hap-Tu-An-Runforit |
| Seeings Stars | 91, | Turbous boosterium | Hungryus-ridiculous |
| One for the Road
Note: Both Latin Names involve Chuck Jones' names in them. |
93, | Chuckius lotta luckus | Jonesious danger proneseous |
| Speed Trapped | 96, | Velocerous-maximus | Deus ex ignoramous |
| The Beep Goes On Part 1: Beep Beep B.C. | 123 | Zippadeedus-doodahadicus | Piltdown-chowdownian |
| The Beep Goes On Part 2: Western Wile E. | 123 | Yeedian-hahdicus | Saddleian-soreipus |
| The Beep Goes On Part 3: Beep to the Future | 123 | Warpous-speedicus | Stomachus-grumblein |
| There's No Business Like Snow Business | 173 | Hardtu-catchum | Dorcus-aplentae |
| Roadside Reunion | 182 | Groupian-zoomirius | Bornifex-loserian |
| Speed Reading | 195 | Fastian-trackius | Crashorian-courseicus |
| Coyote Convention | 219 | Fasticus-furiousicus | Needsius-improvementius |
| Job Insecurity | 223 | Uncatchicus-foreveris | Stupidus-repeatibus |
| Out of Control | 238 | Speedis-outsmartus | Eageris-foolis |
| The Fast and the Speedy-est | 245 | Longian gone-ius | Lostian causeicus |
| Mixed Signals | 249 | Rapids-runneris | Epicus-failus |
Video Game Variants[]
Road Runner (Arcade, Atari Game):
- Note: These Latin Names are shown randomly.
| Road Runner | Wile E. Coyote |
|---|---|
| Velocitus delectibus | Hardheadus hungrus |
| Cantus stopus | Hard-headipus oepipus |
| Movoutus unbelivabus | Notso supersonicus |
| Hotus rodicus | Hungrii flea-bagius |
| Foreverus seedeatus | Overconfidenti vulgaris |
| Veryus quickus | Eatus roadrunnus |
| Acceleratii inredibilii | Pigoutus onbirdus |
| Disappearus quickus | Appetitus giganticus |
Road Runner's Death Valley Rally:
| Level | Road Runner | Wile E. Coyote |
|---|---|---|
| Zippety SPLAT! (desert roads) | Speedomitrus maximus | Hungarius uncontrolibus |
|
Rock 'n' Rivet (construction site) |
Greasius-lightningus | Gadgetius-fanaticum |
| Train Runnery (railroad/cirus train) | Accelerati-incredibus | Ravenous-uncontrollibii |
|
Hopalong Casualty (mine level) |
Rocketum-instantanius | Ravenous-carnivourous |
| Quantum Beep (night time desert) | Birdibus-zippidus | Famishus-vulgarium |
| Road Runner | Wile E. Coyote |
|---|---|
| Speedicus birdicus | Canis ravenous |
Looney Tunes Double Pack: ACME Antics:
- Note: The following Latins Names from this game were reused from some classic Road Runner cartoons:
| Level | Road Runner | Wile E. Coyote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accelleratti incredibus | Carnivorous vulgaris |
| 2 | Birdibus zippibus | Hungrii flea-bagius |
| 3 | Burnius-roadibus | Apetitius giganticus |
| 4 | Fastius tasty-us | Eatius-slobbius |
| 5 | Disappearialis quickius | Eatius birdius |
| 6 | Burn-em upus asphaltus | Eatibus anythingus |
| 7 | Super-sonicus-tonicus | Grotesques appetitus |
| 8 | Hot-roddicus supersonicus | Caninus nervous rex |
Parody Variants[]
![Cartoon Network Europe Hotel commercial bumper 2002 [1]](/wiki/File:Cartoonnetworkhoteleurope_latinnames.png "Cartoonnetworkhoteleurope latinnames.png (909 KB)")
![Boomerang Europe commercial ident (Looney Tunes variant), 2004-2011 [2]](/wiki/File:Boomerangeurope_latinnames.png "Boomerangeurope latinnames.png (712 KB)")
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