Common name of Cynoscion virescens
 
Common name Pescada-cambucú
Language Portuguese
Dialect Latin
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality Northeastern Brazil
Ref. Brandão, J.M., 1964
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier plant
2nd modifier
Remarks Pescada = whiting + cambucu = probably a variation of cambuci = reduced form of ybá-camussi = fruit similar to a jar (Tibiriçá, 1984); also referred in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil
 
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