The California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) is a species of spiny lobster found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Monterey Bay, California to the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico.
The word gypsum is derived from the Greek word Î³ÏÏÎ¿Ï (gypsos), plaster. Because the quarries of the Montmartre district of Paris have long furnished burnt gypsum (calcined gypsum) used for various purposes, this dehydrated gypsum became known as plaster of Paris.
wonderment Senior Member English. Amakat said: â. My question is: is this Latin phrase (nomen omen) used in English at all? I wanted to use it in an essay, but then I thought I'd check, and no, can't find it anywhere.