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Re: Lessem's Lessons

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Subject: Re: Lessem's Lessons
From: David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:12:39 +0200
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In a question about dragons and dinosaur bones, Dino Don explains that the Chinese name, "kong long" means both "dragon" and "dinosaur." Funny, I thought that "long" meant dragon, and "kong long," meant terrible dragon, or dinosaur.

It means "a dragon to fear", and thus "dinosaur".

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  - From: Dino Guy Ralph <ralph.miller@alumni.usc.edu>

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