Ken and I got a book a few years ago called "A Source-Book of Biological Names and Terms" by Edmund C. Jaeger. Publisher Charles C. Thomas. It gives the meanings of the Latin terms and is very helpful in remembering the Latin names as so many of them are descriptive. Hope this helps. Alice Piech [log in to unmask] ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]