Ask HN: Should we give the pre-covid19 host a short name, e.g. “Species X”?

&quot;Species X&quot; is to Covid19 as &quot;Civet Cat&quot; is to SARS.<p>Giving something a short well-known name makes it easier to talk about it.<p>We could have headlines like:<p>&quot;Scientists still searching for Species X&quot;<p>or:<p>&quot;Species X: Bat, pangolin, mink, or something else?&quot;<p>or, if you like conspiracy theories:<p>&quot;There is no Species X&quot;