Common name of Sphyrna mokarran
 
Common name Cação-panã
Language Portuguese
Dialect Latin
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality
Ref. Szpilman, M., 2000
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier non-fish animal
2nd modifier
Remarks Cação = shark + panã = same as 'pata' = duck (female) or paw; also means a religious ceremony (Ferreira, 1999)
 
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