Biosis, the organization that publishes the Zoological Record, has on their
web site a useful dictionary that explains not only many of the terms in the
Zoological Code but also gives the meanings of many Latin expressions,
including the 2 below. Nomenclatural Glossary for Zoology is at
http://www.york.biosis.org/free_resources/nomglos.html

A.


On Mon Jan 03 15:24:57 2000,
"Steve Lonhart" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I am Latin-challenged.  Could someone define:
>
>sensu stricto
>
>sensu lato
>
>Cheers,
>Steve
>
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