What would you name the Xenomorph?

[Spicy-Nugget937]

If they didn't already have the name 'Xenomorph', what would you have named them? Bonus points for any scientific names!

[Elmazalman]

"The Alien" always sounded good to me.

[BlueMarsalis79]

You will be getting no bonuses.

Plagarius Praepotens.

[Spicy-Nugget937]

You will be getting no bonuses.

Plagarius Praepotens.

That could work, but what about the actual alien in its adult form.

[Acid_Reign161]

Linguafoeda acheronsis...

[Spicy-Nugget937]

[BigDaddyJohn]

Gooey motherf**ker.

[The Cruentus]

Not Xenomorph that is for sure.

Its not a bad name, but it was just meant to be a general umbrella term for unknown alien form that could be involved in something.

When Gorman says there may be a Xenomorph involved, he just means something unknown, not a specific alien creature.

[Kradan]

Star Beast 

[PAS]

If they didn't already have the name 'Xenomorph', what would you have named them? Bonus points for any scientific names!

Xenomorph is not their name btw, it's codeword for unknown specimen, with ours having the extra classification of XX121

[PAS]

Wanted to add this earlier but forgot, using Plagiarius Preapotens (Powerful Mimic) as the group for the whole species is a start, but if you want to classify each specific type, here would be some examples
Prefix for any human born Alien:
Homo Natus(Born from a human)
Drone:
(Homo Natus) Venator Praepotens (Powerful Hunter born from a Human)
Warrior:
(Homo Natus) Bellator Praepotens (Powerful Soldier born from a Human)
Runner:
(Canis Natus) Quadrupedans Praepotens (Powerful Charger born from a dog)
Queen:
Genetrix Praepotens (Powerful Mother)

[SM]

Fluffy.

[Spicy-Nugget937]

Wanted to add this earlier but forgot, using Plagiarius Preapotens (Powerful Mimic) as the group for the whole species is a start, but if you want to classify each specific type, here would be some examples
Prefix for any human born Alien:
Homo Natus(Born from a human)
Drone:
(Homo Natus) Venator Praepotens (Powerful Hunter born from a Human)
Warrior:
(Homo Natus) Bellator Praepotens (Powerful Soldier born from a Human)
Runner:
(Canis Natus) Quadrupedans Praepotens (Powerful Charger born from a dog)
Queen:
Genetrix Praepotens (Powerful Mother)

I'm liking some of these Latin names!

[Local Trouble]

ChatGPT and I came up with Acerbocorpus dolichocephalus.

Genus (Acerbocorpus): Indicating the harsh, acidic body of the creature.

Species (dolichocephalus): Derived from the Greek "dolichos," meaning "long," and "kephalē," meaning "head," which refers to the creature's distinctive elongated skull.

[Samhain13]

XX121 is fine whatever. I'm used to hearing xenos in games.

Acerbocorpus dolichocephalus.

Not bad.