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Latin/Greek dictionary for deciphering scientific names
Bill Hoddson posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Help! I'm looking for a good dictionary for deciphering scientific names from Greek and Latin. Seems like this would be a useful tool for paleontology, but I can't find any- 4 replies
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Now that the fabulous forum denizens have given me the Latin names of some of my fossils, I have been trying to find a way to translate from Latin to English. Partly to understand the ideas behind the name as a way of understanding the animal better, and partly just for fun. I've been all over the Internet and not having much (read "any") luck, so am coming back to the source. I figure there's bound to be a book somewhere that has explanations for biological Greek and Latin names... 1) Anosteira maomingensis (I'm guessing the mao refers to the late Chairman Mao? but am otherwise at a loss.) 2) Periphinctes 3) Orudus 4) Hybodont (shark) I know "dont" is Greek for "tooth" but unclear on the "hybo" 5) Elimia tenera 6) Pleuroceridae 7) Turritellia Thanks for any clarification! Moo
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