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January 30

Auderiense

What could the name Leptictidium auderiense refer to? I have though of the possibility of it being a reference to the Aude department in France, but it's highly improbable due to the fact that this animal has been found only in Germany. Also, if it was the Aude, it would be something more like "audiensis", wouldn't it? What could it be? Thanks. -- Leptictidium (mammal talk!) 19:51, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Auderath? Just a guess from looking at the pages here. Recury (talk) 20:40, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I don't read German very well, but from this link it looks like there was a Roman site called "Auderia" near what is now Dieburg in the Odenwald. This may be the origin. --Cam (talk) 20:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

And I see that the Messel shales are in that district so that must be it. Unfortunately I can't find anything about Auderia in English on the web.--Cam (talk) 20:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

The articles on Germania Superior and Groß-Gerau mention Civitas Auderiensium . Maybe that will help as a keyword. ---Sluzzelin talk 22:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. -- Leptictidium (mammal talk!) 22:59, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

See w:de:Civitas Auderiensium for more. DuncanHill (talk) 23:28, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Spanish

Does anyone know the Spanish word for "Chorus" ... that is, the repeated chorus that is sung between the different verses (or stanzas) in a song? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:25, 30 January 2008 (UTC))

estribillo means chorus in the sense of refrain. ---Sluzzelin talk 23:29, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 14:57, 31 January 2008 (UTC))