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 |
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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). |