Common name | Atlantic white marlin |
Language | English |
Type | FAO ctry |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Locality | |
Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2022 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | locality/area |
Remarks | 'marlin', i.e., short for marlinspike, the appearance of its beak (p. 728, Ref. 11978); 'white', from Indo-European '*kwitnos' or '*kwidnos', formed from same base as Sanskrit 'sveta', i.e., white and Russian 'svet', i.e., light (p. 573, Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 171, 56807, 83882, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 118272. |