Scientific Names of Greek Derivation

Abstract

As the reviewer referred to, I warmly welcome the remarks of Dr. J. W. Evans on the tendency to modify Greek forms, sometimes beyond recognition, when they are introduced into scientific terminology. I went to some trouble in looking up Gilbert's “epeirogeny,” which Sir A. Geikie of course spells correctly in his” Textbook of Geology.” I have long clung to “deinosaur,” and American authors should bear in mind that the use of an i for ei complicates pronunciation when the terms are handed on to other nations.