Common Names Summary - Micropterus dolomieu
Common name of Micropterus dolomieu
 
Common name Black-bass à petite bouche
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Territory France
Locality
Ref. Allardi, J. and P. Keith, 1991
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
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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