Common Names Summary - Xiphias gladius
Common name of Xiphias gladius
 
Common name Espadarte-meca
Language Portuguese
Dialect French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Territory Brazil
Locality Santa Catarina
Ref. de Godoy, M.P., 1987
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
1st modifier behavior
2nd modifier
Remarks Espadarte = related to 'espada' = sword + meca = variation of ceca = way or street (Ferreira, 1999)
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