Re: [dinosaur] Supersaurus' fate + Alaska dinosaurs + Tarsomordeo + Albertosaurus interactive + more

To: Nick Pharris <npharris@umich.edu>, dinosaur-l@usc.edu

Subject: Re: [dinosaur] Supersaurus' fate + Alaska dinosaurs + Tarsomordeo + Albertosaurus interactive + more

From: Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 00:35:32 -0700

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Of course, the "o" ending in Latin could also be used to create an "insult" name as a noun, often based on nouns: naso "big nose" from nasus "nose"; gulo "glutton" from gulla "gullet, throat"; capito "big head" from caput (capitis) "head"; plus many others.
Note the generic names Naso, Gulo, Capitosaurus, etc.

See also:
https://books.google.com/books?id=u_EIAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=Capito&f=false

But sometimes verbs were the source:

edo (verb) Â"I eat, I consume, I devour"

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0060%3Aentry%3Dedo1

edo (noun) "a glutton"

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Dedo3

Thus the amphibian name Edops "glutton-face" for its huge mouth.

Maybe somebody thought mordeo as "biter" would be an "insult" name like edo.Â

(Mordeo is also the name of a cannibalistic monster on a gory horror series on Crypt TV...)
https://crypt-tv.fandom.com/wiki/MordeoÂÂ

On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 11:14 PM Nick Pharris <npharris@umich.edu> wrote:

New Species of Ancient 'Ankle Biting' Reptile Named by Witte Museum Paleontologist

https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2019/07/03/new-species-of-ancient-ankle-biting-reptile-named-by-witte-museum-paleontologist

Argh. Donât they teach even the rudiments of Latin to paleontologists anymore?

If you look up âbiteâ in a Latin dictionary, you will find mordeo.

But you have to understand that mordeo doesnât meat âto biteâ or âbiting,â and certainly not âbiter!â

It means âI biteâ or âI am biting.â

âAnkle biterâ would be something like Talimordex.

Know how to use your Latin dictionary, folks!