def _random_adjspecies_pair():
    """Return an ordered 2-tuple containing a species and a describer."""
    describer, desc_position = random_describer()
    if desc_position == 'prefix':
        return (describer, random_species())
    elif desc_position == 'suffix':
        return (random_species(), describer)
Return an ordered 2-tuple containing a species and a describer.