In a message dated 10/17/99 12:45:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, NJPharris@aol.com writes: << Of course. They would have different etymologies and mean different things: Sinornithosaurus: Chinese bird-lizard; Sinornithasaurus: Chinese bird without a lizard (or something like that). >> or "Non-lizard Chinese bird." Chandler Dinochandler@aol.com