Lochetic Lo-chet-ic Adjective Lying in wait for prey or waiting in ambush There are many insects that display a lochetic attitude while hunting. We cobbled this one from late Greek word lochētikos, which came from lochan, meaning to lie in wait.
Word of the Week
My Word! January 15
by Betsey Ellis •
Knickknackatory or knick-knackatory Nick-nack-ato-ry Noun A repository or collection of knick-knacks. As Zelda started trying to dust her shelves, she realized her living room had become a knick-knackatory. Merriam Webster gives the word history as being a combination of knickknack and atory – which is pretty darned obvious.
Word of the Week
My Word!
by Betsey Ellis •
JoinderJoin-derNounThe joining of parties such as plaintiffs or defendants in a lawsuitDefense attorneys for the Lotto brothers filed for joinder of the separate cases asking the Court to try them together.Staring the New Year with something that does NOT come from Latin. This one comes from the French joinder, meaning to join and was first…
States Well Stated
Welcome to Montana!
by Betsey Ellis •
I know you are expecting me to say something about “Big Sky Country”, but that is just sort of what they settled on. It could have just as easily been “Big Bird Country”. For example, did you know that just north of Missoula there exists the largest nesting community of the common loon in the…