Common name of Melichthys niger
 
Common name Black durgon
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Dominica
Locality
Ref. Coupal, L., E. Bédard, C. Peguero and I.S. Durante, 1992
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979).
 
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