To Mike Everhart (& everyone else),
"perniciosus", with the Latin root "pernic" also means "quick" and "agile", in addition to "destructive". Perhaps "quick & agile" was what Cope had in mind?
Best,
James St. John
stjohn.2@osu.edu
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