Common name of Salvelinus fontinalis
 
Common name Omble de fontaine
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality Newfoundland (Ref. 1998).
Ref. Leim, A.H. and W.B. Scott, 1966
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier habitat/ecology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Omble' as in 'ombre-chevalier', a Swiss Romand word from 'ombre, omble' from Low Latin 'amulus' (p. 509 in Ref. 9404); 'de fontaine', i.e., spring, from Vulgar Latin 'fontana' from 'fons, fontis', i.e., source (p. 314 in Ref. 9404). Also Ref. 27545.
 
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