[dinosaur] Etymology question

Subject: [dinosaur] Etymology question

From: Tyler Greenfield <tgreenfield999@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 18:47:17 -0500

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I have a question about the etymology of the Eocene bat Necromantis adichasterÂWeithofer, 1887. Weithofer did not give an etymology and there is the misconception that the generic name translates to "death eater". From what I can determine Necromantis actually translates to "dead seer", being derived from the GreekÂnekrÃsÂ("dead/corpse") andÂmÃntis ("diviner/seer"). However, I have been unable to find the roots of the specific name. Does anyone know what theÂetymologyÂof adichaster might be?

Link to Weithofer (1887): https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7220778#page/393/mode/1up

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