releasing rare sp. localities

[Hugh D. Wilson]

for 'elevation' my dictionary says:  "1. the height to which
something is elevated or to which it rises.  2. the altitude of a
place above sea level or ground level."

So, seems that you need to place some blame for this atrocity on
Random House


>
> I think that the survey boys in the US have set the pace for the use of
> ELEVATION, as I have noted at "high spots" phrases such as "ELEVATION
> 5200 FEET" on US roads.


Hugh D. Wilson
Texas A&M University - Biology
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