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Dear Gert et al.,
Is it possible that Defrance (1825) thought of the second acceptation of
"hinnos" (Gr.) or "hinnus" (L.), namely hybrid, ex: hinn-ites, rather than
of a neigh or a mule.
Henk
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> Van: Lindner <[log in to unmask]>
> Beantwoord: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> Datum: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 08:53:51 +0100
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> Onderwerp: Hinnites
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> Dear Henk,
> the generic name Hinnites is certainly caused by the Latin "hinnio" = neigh,
> or "hinnitus"
> (masculine) = the neigh. I think, the termination "-es" marks the plural in
> the 3. Declension.
> Gert
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