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\name{check_coverage}
\alias{check_coverage}
\title{Check whether a taxon is covered by The Taxonomicon}
\usage{
check_coverage(taxa, verbose = FALSE)
}
\arguments{
\item{taxa}{A character vector of one or more taxon names.}

\item{verbose}{Logical. If \code{TRUE}, prints progress messages. Default \code{FALSE}.}
}
\value{
A named logical vector. \code{TRUE} indicates the taxon was found,
\code{FALSE} indicates it was not.
}
\description{
Queries The Taxonomicon for a taxon name and returns a logical indicating
whether the taxon was found. Useful for pre-screening a list of names
before running distance computations.
}
\examples{
\donttest{
check_coverage(c("Tyrannosaurus", "Velociraptor", "Fakeosaurus"))
}
}
