Common name of Micropterus dolomieu
 
Common name Achigan à petite bouche
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality Quebec
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'à petite bouche', i.e., small mouthed; 'petite', i.e., small, from Latin slang 'pittittus, pititus, pitt', i.e., infant language expressing smallness and from Italian 'piccolo' (p. 557 in Ref. 9404); 'bouche' from Latin 'bucca', i.e., cheek, jaw or mouth (p. 99 in Ref. 9404).
 
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