A most horrid moth!

Grkovich, Alex agrkovich at tmpeng.com
Mon Jun 17 12:36:16 EDT 2002


Here's another usage of this name:

Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake).

Alex

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Anthony Zemba [SMTP:AZemba at maguiregroup.com]
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> To:	jhimmel at mindspring.com
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> Subject:	Re: A most horrid moth!
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> The combining form "horrida" is, indeed, of latin origin.
>  
> Borror (1960) lists the following similar combining forms:
>  
> horri (Latin): Terror, to bristle
> horrib (Latin): Terrible; fearful
> horrid (Latin): Rough, prickly
>  
> The latter seems to apply. 
>  
> Cited:
> Borror, Donald, J. 1960. Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms.
> Mayfield Publishing Company, Palo Alto, CA. 134 pages. 
> (note: includes word roots and combining forms used in science from not
> only greek and latin, but also those scientific names derived from other
> languages, countries, tribes, etc.)
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> Subject: RE: A most horrid moth!
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> > Very interesting - and makes more sense - I will add that interpretation
> to
> > the web page!
> > 
> > Thanks, Eric
> > 
> > John
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> > Cc: LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu <mailto:LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu>; CT Leps-to-all
> > Subject: Re: A most horrid moth!
> > 
> > 
> > John,
> > 
> > Your photo of Zale horrida is excellent.
> > 
> > I think all of us need to be careful about using an English dictionary
> > to look up words from a different language.  Hubner was probably using
> > Greek or Latin.  I don't have a Greek Lexicon, but I think that when you
> > look up the word horrid in a Latin Dictionary, you'll discover it does
> > not mean horrible.  Horridus means "standing on end, sticking out, rough
> > shaggy, bristly, prickly."  I can see where Hubner found the appearance
> > of the scales to be sticking out, rough or shaggy.
> > 
> > Thanks again for the excellent photo.
> > 
> > For all of you who missed the Annual Meeting of The Lepidopterists
> > Society in Charleston SC, you missed a very good event.  Watch the NEWS
> > for details.
> > 
> > Cheers from sunny (very unusual for us) Columbus, Ohio
> > 
> > Eric
> > 
> > 
> > jh wrote:
> > 
> > >Lepsters - The overcast and chilly weather has slowed down the
> butterflies
> > >in my area, but the moths are still coming.  This horrid thing showed
> up
> > >last night.
> > >
> > >www.connecticutmoths.com
> > >
> > >(sorry to those caught in the cross posting)
> > >
> > >John
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> > >John Himmelman
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