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When she was adopted by human aristocrats, she gained her other, more formal name.She has a Talking Animal companion, the wolf Blind Seer, so named for his unusually colored eyes.
Source: Literature / Firekeeper Saga -
Voldemort is literally called He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named by those who are afraid of saying (or printing) his name, though those using less formal diction call him You-Know-Who.
Source: Speak of the Devil -
At the same time, the host of the show is a human-raised lizard named Donald who puts on bodypaint for the show that makes it look like he's wearing a formal suit.
Source: Exposed Extraterrestrials
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Named and Formal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/formal/named
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