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Re: Etymology of Ornithomimus sedens?



 In Latin the word "sedens" means "seated,"

More literally "sitting". It's a present participle.

Apparently Marsh intended "firmly fixed in its seat".

 However, I guessed that "se" could also be the prefix meaning "apart"
 or "on one's own,"

This prefix is only used on a few verbs. AFAIK it doesn't occur on nouns, and it's rare in general.

 while "dens" means "tooth": roughly, one apart from teeth.

If anything, that would rather give "separated tooth", I think... I'm sure it's not a way to form a word like "toothless".

"Without teeth" would be _sine dentibus_.