Scifi aliens described in Elite/Oolite terms

[Bicorn]

The way I imagine it, the ones that don't have a colour adjective are either multicoloured or their colour isn't vivid enough to catch attention.

[Cholmondely]

The way I imagine it, the ones that don't have a colour adjective are either multicoloured or their colour isn't vivid enough to catch attention.

Or maybe the Old Galactic Catalogue Entry report on them was made by a lobstoid whose eyeballs operate at a different wavelength?

[Redspear]

From the link above...

This, I didn't know:

So if we print an adjective at step 3, then the only options for the species name are from A to A + 3 (because we add a 2-bit number) in step 4. So only certain combinations are possible:

Only rodents, frogs, lizards and lobsters can be slimy
Only frogs, lizards, lobsters and birds can be bug-eyed
Only lizards, lobsters, birds and humanoids can be horned
Only lobsters, birds, humanoids and felines can be bony
Only birds, humanoids, felines and insects can be fat
Only humanoids, felines, insects and rodents can be furry

So however hard you look, you will never find slimy humanoids, bony insects, fat rodents or furry frogs, which is probably for the best.
Gross productivity

So no bats (furry birds), penguins (fat birds) or bug-eyed er, bugs?

[Cholmondely]

or bug-eyed er, bugs?

If you are really missing your bug-eyed bugs, don't forget that there may be more than just the one species on any planet. Only the dominant one is listed. So for all we know, Tionisla may well be crawling with all sorts of variety of bug-eyed bugs! All you have to do is mosey along over and poke your nose in!

[cbr]

bugger...

[Cholmondely]

bugger...

Goodness! Where on Tionisla did you find that?

And, I hate to have to mention it, but is that really a bug?