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Re: Euoplo
In a message dated 96-01-24 20:09:56 EST, martz@holly.ColoState.EDU (Jeffrey
Martz) writes:
> Could someone give me the original latin and translation of
>"Euoplocephalus tutus"?
Eu-: "good, well"
-oplo-: "armored"
-cephalus: "head"
tutus: "safe, secure"--presumably because it is protected by its armor.
Recall that this dino was originally named _Stereocephalus tutus_; stereo-:
"solid, thick." So the _tutus_ was not as redundant (with the -oplo-) as in
the later name.