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Re: Irritator



In a message dated 96-01-15 22:37:42 EST, endocrin@desktop.com.au (Graeme
Worth) writes:

>If it is valid, what's next? Itchy and Scratchy? With Irritator, Drinker,
>Jenghiskhan etc the genera list is starting to read like a who's who of the
>social misfits.

I still have _Joe dinosaur_, _Mister threetoes_, and _Betty brontosaurus_ in
reserve, if and when the Zoological Code drops its requirement for matching
the gender of an adjectival trivial name to its genus.