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Index of Subjects --001a113ad6b4e3a025051064ebcf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hmmm...all I'll say is, it's great to have a Greek speaking friend! We too could not find the right word to describe the habitat, so we did make up the word hypopagea. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 3 March 2015 at 12:22, Ken McKenna <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Hi Steve. > I am pretty sure it is a new word made up by Randy. I guess those at the > presentation will learn why he coined the term or he might might elaborate > before that to this forum? I double checked on the spelling before I sent > out the message. > Guess it is a neologism -have to admit I had to google that one as well. > > Cheers > Ken > > Ken McKenna > Box 218 > Stellarton > NS B0K 1S0 > > > > On Mar 3, 2015, at 12:01 PM, Stephen Shaw <srshaw@Dal.Ca> wrote: > > > > A recent announcement of an upcoming talk in New Glasgow involving Randy > was to concern insects on and under the snow. > > It mentioned the unfamiliar-to-me word 'hypopagea' (or maybe it was > 'hypopagaea' -- I've deleted the post), so I made a note to look it up. > > > > Nothing on Wikipedia under either spelling, and more surprisingly > nothing useful on Google, where I usually get at least million hits for > anything. > > (There's a thesis in Spanish on _Arachis hypopagaea_, not sure what that > is) > > > > Have I got the spelling wrong, or is this a neologism? Please explain, > someone. > > Steve > --001a113ad6b4e3a025051064ebcf Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Hmmm...all I'll say is, it's great to have a Greek= speaking friend! We too could not find the right word to describe the habi= tat, so we did make up the word hypopagea.<div><br></div><div>Randy</div></= div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_s= ignature">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the booni= es of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3 March 2015 at 12:22, Ken McKenna <span = dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">k= enmcken@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo= te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"= >Hi Steve.<br> I am pretty sure it is a new word made up by Randy.=C2=A0 I guess those at = the presentation will learn why he coined the term or he might might elabor= ate before that to this forum? I double checked on the spelling before I se= nt out the message.<br> =C2=A0Guess it is a neologism -have to admit I had to google that one as we= ll.<br> <br> Cheers<br> Ken<br> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> Ken McKenna<br> Box 218<br> Stellarton<br> NS B0K 1S0<br> </font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br> <br> > On Mar 3, 2015, at 12:01 PM, Stephen Shaw <srshaw@Dal.Ca> wrote:= <br> ><br> > A recent announcement of an upcoming talk in New Glasgow involving Ran= dy was to concern insects on and under the snow.<br> > It mentioned the unfamiliar-to-me word 'hypopagea' (or maybe i= t was 'hypopagaea' -- I've deleted the post), so I made a note = to look it up.<br> ><br> > Nothing on Wikipedia under either spelling, and more surprisingly noth= ing useful on Google, where I usually get at least million hits for anythin= g.<br> > (There's a thesis in Spanish on _Arachis hypopagaea_, not sure wha= t that is)<br> ><br> > Have I got the spelling wrong, or is this a neologism?=C2=A0 Please ex= plain, someone.<br> > Steve<br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --001a113ad6b4e3a025051064ebcf--
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