| Common name | Morue franche |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Territory | Canada |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | McAllister, D.E., V. Legendre and J.G. Hunter, 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | mod. for affinity |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Morue' (variant 'molue') of obscure origins; maybe from Celt 'mer'; and Old French 'luz' from Old Latin 'lucius' (p. 477 in Ref. 9404, see also 'gade' and 'brochet'); 'franche', i.e, pure, simple, veritable. |