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Re: Etymological questions

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Subject: Re: Etymological questions
From: "David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 13:15:12 +0100
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> Hi, I've seen in the original description of Quilmesaurus curriei that
> there is no specification for the etymology of the genus name

Check the archives. There's a town Quilme somewhere near... a famous beer of
the same name is apparently produced there. It seems to be consensus that
*Quilmesaurus* is named for the beer. :-)

> And again, what's the root for the word 'tutus' (Euoplocephalus)?

Secure, protected. Latin.

References:
- Etymological questions
  - From: Marco Auditore <maaudito@tin.it>

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