Common name of Glossanodon leioglossus
 
Common name Argentine à petites dents
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country France
Locality
Ref. Cohen, D.M., 1984
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Argentine' from 'argent' from Latin 'argentum', i.e., silver (p. 45 in Ref. 9404); 'à petites dents', i.e., small toothed; '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); 'dents', i.e., teeth, from Latin 'dens, dentis' (p. 228 in Ref. 9404).
 
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