Dog days and dandelions
Subtitle: a lively guide to the animal meanings behind everyday words
By: Martha Barnette.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries.; Animals -- Nomenclature (Popular); Animals -- Terminology.; Animals -- Folklore.; Figures of speech.
Genres: Dictionaries.; Nomenclature (Popular)
Description: "Word hound Martha Barnette collects more than 300 common (and a few not-so-common) words and names that have surprising animal roots. Tracing word origins back to ancient Greek and Latin as well as to European roots and American slang, the entries offer a guided tour through literature, science, folklore, politics, and more - with a wilderness of animal meanings at every turn.".

"For fledgling word sleuths as well as those who fawn over etymologies, this is a smorgasbord for writers, students, and word lovers."--BOOK JACKET.