With a nod, Melinoë explains, "I've been calling them Sphinxes for lack of knowing what, exactly, they are. It's not as though we received any guidebooks upon arrival." She lightly rolls her eyes, curious if he shares in her frustrations. "Are you still calling them Girafarigs? Or would the plural also be Girafarig?"

Like moose or sheep. She would rather omit ignorance when possible.