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, but  there's no such thing as 'bottom supering' as 
'super' is Latin for  'upon'. 
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Sorry if my previous  message becomes a post - I was typing,  got a phone 
call, bumped the touch pad - all while I was looking  up  the spelling of the 
word I knew was wrong.
 
So, please excuse my senior moment.  Chris is correct, but the problem  is 
more than just phrasing, or Latin origins of words.  (And I did  have 4 
years of Latin).
 
As a scientist and biologist, I was taught to  avoid anthropomorphosism.   
'Anthropomorphism  is when someone attributes human feelings and 
characteristics to something is  not human. Anthropo means human and morphism is form 
or shape'.
 
I had profs who would assign an F if one were to use such a term to  
describe any other animal - although they might allow some latitude with respect  
to primates.  But insects, certainly not acceptable.
 
However, in the world of discussions of honey bees, that rule is routinely  
violated, and no one seems to notice.  Division of labor, nurse bees, queen 
 piping, dance language ......
 
The list is LONG.
 
Jerry
 
    anthropomorphosis (ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfəsɪs)  
(http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/IPA_pron_key.html)     — n    transformation into human form

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