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Re:D. peiganus etymology

To: bh480@scn.org, dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re:D. peiganus etymology
From: "Tommy Bradley" <htomsirveaux@mybluelight.com>
Date: 9 Aug 2003 17:54:37 -0000
Reply-to: htomsirveaux@mybluelight.com
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Okay, Let me explain,
the genus name stats with Dys- (rough, bad, difficult) and ends with -ganus 
(luster, brightness, enamel).
So when I got around to the species peiganus, I figured (wrongly) that this 
name similarly broke down to pei (meaning ?) and -ganus (again meaning luster, 
brightness, enamel.)
I now Know (thanks to Ben Creisler & Nick Pharris) that the name actually is 
alluding to the Peigan Native American group of the northern Great Plains.
Thanks everybody, and sorry for the confusion.
Tommy Bradley



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