Common name of Zoarces viviparus
 
Common name Viviporous eelpout
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Hardy, J.D., 1993
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier other fish
2nd modifier behavior
Remarks 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'pout' from Middle English 'poute', i.e., a fish with a large head, from Old English 'pute' and akin to Middle English 'pouten', i.e., to pout and Sanskrit 'budbuda', i.e., bubble (p. 922 in Ref. 11978).
 
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