>However, there are some cases where a Latin noun and adjective have the
>same ending, and in such a case you have to go back to the original
>description and hope that the author discussed its etymology. If the
>original author said nothing about it, then it's up to the first reviser to
>make an arbitrary decision, and that word is final.
 
The ICZN (Article 31) says that in such cases one must assume that the noun
was intended.
 
Gary
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