Common name of Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
 
Common name Spring
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Spring' from Old English, i.e., where a spring rises from the ground (source of new growth), from Indo-European base 'sprengh-', i.e., rapid movement (source of German and Dutch 'springen', i.e., jump, and Swedish 'springa', i.e., run) (p. 496 in Ref. 11979).
 
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