Date:  Thu, 4 May 1995 13:19:02 EDT

From:  Vicki Rosenzweig <murphy!acmcr!vr[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UUNET.UU.NET>

Subject: new word?



I think this one is new: thagomizer. It's a semi-serious word for

the spikes on a stegosaur's tail. The paleontologists are using

it, either because they like the sound of it or because it's the

only word anyone has come up with. It's from a Gary Larson cartoon.

I've also seen "thagomizeriferous," meaning "having a thagomizer."

I doubt it's going to be used widely enough to be worth Word of

the Year status.



Vicki Rosenzweig

vr%acmcr.uucp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]murphy.com

New York, NY